Sandy Lane Primary School
About the school
Sandy Lane Primary School is an open primary school in Bracknell Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 29 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
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
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 52%
- Bracknell Forest
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Bracknell Forest
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Bracknell Forest
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Bracknell Forest
- 70%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 57%
- Bracknell Forest
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 74%
- Bracknell Forest
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 19%
- Bracknell Forest
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Bracknell Forest
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Bracknell Forest
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Bracknell Forest
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Bracknell Forest
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
436
Girls
46.10%
Boys
53.90%
SEN support
16.51%
Education, health and care plan
4.36%
English as an additional language
34.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.48%
Overall absence
5.7
Persistent absence
13.54