Sandilands Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Manchester
Unique reference
105469
Address
Wendover Road, Wythenshawe, M23 9JX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
410 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
22%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.7%
Mixed 11.7%
Other White 5.6%
Other 5.6%
Indian 3.7%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.9%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sandilands Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
2
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
42
28
14
Reception, Full-time
49
24
25
Year 1
55
30
25
Year 2
45
23
22
Year 3
59
28
31
Year 4
46
18
28
Year 5
58
29
29
Year 6
48
20
28
Year 2024-2025

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