The Sandon School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Sandon School
Address: Molrams Lane, Sandon
Town/City: Chelmsford
County: Essex
Postcode: CM2 7AQ
Telephone Number: 01245 473611
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: The Sandon School Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Headteacher Jonathan Pead
Capacity: 1253
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1218 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 15.3%

Location and administration

URN: 137240
DfE Number: 881/5463
UKPRN: 10034752
UPRN: 100091441568
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Chelmsford (E07000070)
Constituency: Maldon (E14001351)
Electoral Ward: Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon (E05004105)

Easting & Northing: 573936E, 204887N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 42' 58.95" N 0° 30' 59.78" E
Plus Code: 9F32PG88+GJ

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Baddow Hall Junior School (0.6km)
  2. Baddow Hall Infant School (0.6km)
  3. Octavia House Schools, Essex (1.1km)
  4. Clarity Independent School (1.2km)
  5. Larkrise Primary School (1.8km)
  6. Woodcroft Nursery School (1.8km)
  7. Meadgate Primary School (1.8km)
  8. Great Baddow High School (2.1km)
  9. Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford (2.4km)
  10. Beehive Lane Community Primary School (2.5km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Shelley Elizabeth Axtell - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 8 November 2021.
  • Rev Terence Brown - Trustee. Appointed on 6 December 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 December 2029.
  • Rev Terence Brown - Member. Appointed on 18 September 2017 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Terence Brown - Trustee. Appointed on 6 December 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 December 2025.
  • Mrs Catherine Burnside - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 December 2028.
  • Mr Philip Carden - Member. Appointed on 5 December 2022 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr James Colbeck - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 December 2028.
  • Mrs Christine Fitzsimmons - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 August 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 July 2027.
  • Mrs Christine Fitzsimmons - Trustee. Appointed on 1 August 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 July 2027.
  • Mrs Christine Fitzsimmons - Member. Appointed on 21 July 2017 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Ms Debbie Francis - Trustee. Appointed on 3 December 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 December 2026.
  • Mr Charles Graham - Member. Appointed on 5 December 2022 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mrs Hannah Greene - Trustee. Appointed on 24 April 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 23 April 2030.
  • Mrs Alison Grigg - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 December 2028.
  • Mr William Hastings - Trustee. Appointed on 7 January 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 January 2030.
  • Mr William Hastings - Trustee. Appointed on 7 January 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 January 2026.
  • Mrs Caroline Marais - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 December 2028.
  • Mr Duncan Owen - Trustee. Appointed on 6 February 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 5 February 2028.
  • Headteacher Jonathan Pead - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2026.
  • Mr Graeme Roberts - Trustee. Appointed on 18 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 17 March 2028.
  • Miss Emma Shorey - Trustee. Appointed on 23 March 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 22 March 2030.
  • Mrs Charissa Leigh Taylor-Millward - Trustee. Appointed on 5 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 November 2026.
  • Mr Andrew Weaver - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mr Andrew Weaver - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2018. Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mrs Rosalind Wright - Trustee. Appointed on 7 January 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 6 January 2026.