Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy, Frimley
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Frimley, part of The Kite Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. It was 96% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy in detail
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, multi-sports, dance, ukulele, French, Spanish and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £11.50 per session.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy as their first choice and 121 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy are Frimley CofE School (0.3 miles, 93% reading, 98% maths); Cross Farm Infant Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 64% maths); and St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 94% reading, 92% maths).
Frimley CofE SchoolCross Farm Infant AcademyLakeside Nursery & Primary AcademySt Augustine's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is one of 9 schools run by The Kite Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (5%).
In 2026, 23 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Farnborough North Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunbar Road (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 118 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy are Tomlinscote School (0.8 miles) and Kings International College (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
7.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.7
Avg class size
28.4
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy.
- The Kids Club (Cross Farm)660m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
173 pupils
180 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Frimley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Frimley
Across Surrey council
Places available
13,004
Applications
11,426
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
12.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
113
Boys
97
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,177
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,513
Per pupil
£1050k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
8.9%
Persistent absence
124
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy
Questions parents ask about Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy
What is Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Classes at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy average 26.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy has around 210 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy in 2024/25. 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy: The Kids Club (Cross Farm) (660m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy?
Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy is at Sandringham Way, Paddock Hill Estate, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 9YF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)