Sandy Lane Primary School
Sandy Lane, Bracknell, RG12 2JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Interim Executive Headteacher
- Ms Katie Parkhouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 149386
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344423896
About this school
Sandy Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 422 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
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 | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandy Lane Primary School compares
Sandy Lane Primary School ranked 21st of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.7% | 17.5% | 422 | — |
| Warfield Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell | 90% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Holly Spring Primary School | 48% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 603 | 0.8 miles |
| King's Academy Meadow Vale | — | 4.1% | 16% | 562 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitegrove Primary School | 66% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 418 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.48%
- English as an additional language
- 34.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warfield Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell0.7 miles
Primary · Bracknell Forest
-
Holly Spring Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
King's Academy Meadow Vale0.8 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Whitegrove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bracknell
Other schools in Bracknell
Sandy Lane Primary School ranks 13th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bracknell.
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- The Pines School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sandy Lane Primary School teach?
- Sandy Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the interim executive headteacher of Sandy Lane Primary School?
- The interim executive headteacher of Sandy Lane Primary School is Ms Katie Parkhouse, 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 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sandy Lane Primary School full?
- Sandy Lane Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 422 on roll (67%), 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 GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sandy Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sandy Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- 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 52% in 2023/24 and 52% 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 Bracknell Forest?
- Sandy Lane Primary School ranked 21st of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 5.7% 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 15 July 2026.