Sandy Lane Primary School

Bracknell Forest · RG12 2JG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 422 pupils, 18.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sandy Lane Primary School

General Information

Address: Sandy Lane, Bracknell, RG12 2JG – View on map
Phone: 01344423896
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Katie Parkhouse
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 41 families put it first for 57 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

422 pupils out of 630 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 73
% eligible for free school meals: 18.3%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bracknell Forest average)
English as an additional language: 37% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 26.1% a year (Bracknell Forest 15.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 25% moved to another school, 75% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Bracknell Forest: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bracknell Forest, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for AutismSpeech, language and communication 14 places · 12 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 33 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 31 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2020). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points below the Bracknell Forest average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 48% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 48%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 57% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 74%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 102
Based on: 58 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBracknell Forest averageEngland↗ Improving Up 14 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points below the Bracknell Forest average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 21st of 26 junior and primary schools in the area

=19Cranbourne Primary School56%
=19Wildridings Primary School56%
#21Sandy Lane Primary School52%
#22Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery49%
=23Holly Spring Primary School48%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell90%
=1St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst90%
#3Crowthorne Church of England Primary School87%
#4Great Hollands Primary School81%
#5Uplands Primary School and Nursery77%
#6Warfield Church of England Primary School73%
#7Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School70%
=8Binfield Church of England Primary School69%
=8Jennett's Park CofE Primary School69%
#10New Scotland Hill Primary School67%
=11St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell66%
=11Whitegrove Primary School66%
#13Ascot Heath Primary School64%
#14Crown Wood Primary School63%
#15College Town Primary School61%
#16Fox Hill Primary School59%
=17King's Academy Oakwood57%
=17Wildmoor Heath School57%
=19Cranbourne Primary School56%
=19Wildridings Primary School56%
#21Sandy Lane Primary School52%
#22Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery49%
=23Holly Spring Primary School48%
=23St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School48%
=23The Pines School48%
#26Harmans Water Primary School35%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,507 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

15th of 28 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for spending per pupil

#13Cranbourne Primary School£6,808
#14Jennett's Park CofE Primary School£6,594
#15Sandy Lane Primary School£6,507
#16Warfield Church of England Primary School£6,505
#17Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,344

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Pines School£8,337
#2Great Hollands Primary School£7,915
#3Fox Hill Primary School£7,758
#4Wildridings Primary School£7,240
#5King's Academy Oakwood£7,177
#6Harmans Water Primary School£7,122
#7Uplands Primary School and Nursery£7,106
#8St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell£6,990
#9Holly Spring Primary School£6,903
#10St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,873
#11New Scotland Hill Primary School£6,858
#12Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery£6,828
#13Cranbourne Primary School£6,808
#14Jennett's Park CofE Primary School£6,594
#15Sandy Lane Primary School£6,507
#16Warfield Church of England Primary School£6,505
#17Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,344
#18College Town Primary School£6,280
#19Binfield Church of England Primary School£6,241
#20Whitegrove Primary School£6,156
#21Wildmoor Heath School£6,098
#22St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst£6,069
#23Ascot Heath Primary School£5,765
#24Crowthorne Church of England Primary School£5,717
#25Crown Wood Primary School£5,600
#26King's Academy Meadow Vale£5,092
#27Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School£2,942
#28Owlsmoor Primary School£1,194

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