# Sandy Lane Primary School

Sandy Lane Primary School is a primary school in Bracknell Forest, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 422 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149386. [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 422
- Council: Bracknell Forest
- URN: 149386

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 21 April 2026
- 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
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Sandy Lane Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bracknell Forest and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bracknell Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Garth Hill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garth-hill-college-e110069): 360 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Kennel Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennel-lane-school-e150388): 800 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Warfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e109982): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-bracknell-e110027): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ranelagh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ranelagh-school-e137267): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Holly Spring Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-spring-primary-school-e109807): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149386)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149386)

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