| Sandbach School | |
|---|---|
 School badge  Sandbach School building | |
| Address | |
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Crewe Road , , CW11 3NS England | |
| Coordinates | 53°08′34″N 2°22′15″W / 53.14282°N 2.37078°W |
| Information | |
| Type | 11–18 Boy's Free School with co–education sixth form |
| Motto | Latin: Ut Severis Seges As you sow, so shall you reap |
| Established | 1677 |
| Founders | Richard Lea and Francis Welles |
| Department for Education URN | 137491 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Sarah Burns |
| Staff | 170 |
| Gender | Boys (Mixed in the Sixth Form) |
| Age | 11 to 18[2] |
| Enrolment | 1,509 boys [1] |
| Houses | Craig, Lea, Ward and Welles |
| Colour(s) | |
| Publication | The Sandbachian |
| Website | http://www.sandbachschool.org/ |
Sandbach School is an 11–18 boys free school in Sandbach, Cheshire, north-west England. It was established in 1677 by local philanthropists, including Richard Lea, who donated the land for the school, and Francis Welles, who helped to fund the schoolhouse. It was located at Egerton Lodge, Middlewich Road, before moving into a new set of buildings designed by George Gilbert Scott in 1851.
Boys are organised into four school houses – Craig, Lea, Ward and Welles, across Years 7–11. In June 2023, 1,509 boys attended the school,[3] with the lower school an entirely boys provision, whilst the sixth form is co–educational. Two-thirds of boys attending the school are from the Sandbach and Haslington area, with the remaining third coming from the Crewe area.[4] The school is the largest provider of adult education in the area.[5]
It became a private school in 1945, and a state-funded independent grammar school in 1955. It became a state-funded independent school accepting boys of all abilities in 1979, and became one of the country's first free schools in 2011. The current headteacher is Sarah Burns, who assumed the role in 2008.
- ^ "Sandbach School Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Cheshire Secondary School Tables 2009". The Independent. UK. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ "Sandbach School Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Sandbach School Impact Assessment" (PDF). Department for Education. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Sandbach School, Independent School, Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 28 November 2008.[permanent dead link]