Sandy Lane Primary School
Cottingley Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Newsome
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Unity Federation: Excelling as One
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 107219
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274546493
About this school
Sandy Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 326 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sandy Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 40 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 60% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 63% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 68% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sandy Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandy Lane Primary School compares
Sandy Lane Primary School ranked 27th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6% | 28.6% | 326 | — |
| Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery | 42% | 7.3% | 31.4% | 426 | 0.9 miles |
| Cottingley Village Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 17.3% | 448 | 0.9 miles |
| Beckfoot Heaton Primary | 81% | 7.6% | 37.4% | 752 | 0.9 miles |
| Ley Top Primary School | 40% | 6.9% | 51.7% | 338 | 1.1 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 65% | 5.3% | 29.7% | 218 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.62%
- English as an additional language
- 38.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 16.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Cottingley Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bingley
-
Beckfoot Heaton Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Ley Top Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Sandy Lane Primary School ranks 16th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sandy Lane Primary School teach?
- Sandy Lane Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Sandy Lane Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Sandy Lane Primary School is Mrs Fiona Newsome, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sandy Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandy Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sandy Lane Primary School?
- Sandy Lane Primary School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sandy Lane Primary School full?
- Sandy Lane Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 326 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandy Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sandy Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandy Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sandy Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Sandy Lane Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Sandy Lane Primary School is part of the Unity Federation: Excelling as One federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sandy Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandy Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Sandy Lane Primary School ranked 27th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandy Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Sandy Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandy Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandy Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.