Sandilands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Sandilands Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 March 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sandilands Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Reception had 43 first-choice applications for 46 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 45.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 55.9%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wendover Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9JX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this secure and nurturing school environment.”
- “They like their teachers, and they know that their teachers care for them.”
- “Pupils feel confident to speak to adults about their hopes and any worries they might have.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, pupils’ knowledge is not as secure as it could be.”
- “This is because, in some subjects, a few teachers do not check to make sure that pupils have remembered their previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Button Lane Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Baguley Hall Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rack House Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newall Green Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benchill Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published