Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 5 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
119138
Address
Hampton Road, LA3 1EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
440 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
15.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.7%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.1%
African 6.6%
Other White 5.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Mixed 1.6%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingWell above average3
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
47
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
24
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
47
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
19
7
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
41
17
24
Reception, Full-time
46
26
20
Year 1
51
30
21
Year 2
53
26
27
Year 3
58
30
28
Year 4
58
34
24
Year 5
56
32
24
Year 6
58
30
28
Year 2024-2025

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