Sandbrook Community Primary School

Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR

Local ranking54th of 57 primary schools in Rochdale

Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Needs attention
Personal development & wellbeing: Needs attention
Leadership & governance: Needs attention
Inclusion: Needs attention
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 51.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 66.0%
Writing (Expected): 69.0%
Maths (Expected): 65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 70.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 86

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 598
Boys: 307 (51%)
Girls: 291 (49%)
Capacity: 630 (95% full)
SEND: 16.9%
FSM Eligible: 59.4%
EAL: 39.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.7%
SEN Support: 13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 24.0
Budget per Pupil: £7,553/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 24.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 38.1%
Asian Pakistani: 25.0%
Black African: 13.3%
Asian Other: 3.9%
Mixed Other: 3.4%
White Other: 3.2%
Asian Bangladeshi: 3.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%

38.1%

White British

25.0%

Asian Pakistani

13.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01706647743

office@sandbrookprimary.com

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Hartley Lane

Rochdale, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149510
UKPRN: 10091611
Establishment No.: 3511
Trust: WATERGROVE TRUST

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