Sandy Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bradford
Sandy Lane Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cottingley Road, Allerton, Bradford, BD15 9JU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Sandy Lane Primary School is a happy place in which to learn.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They attend regularly and on time.”
To improve
- “However, in writing and mathematics, pupils’ attainment at the end of key stage 2 is below expected levels.”
- “Pupils say that bullying can happen.”
- “However, in some other subjects, such as history, this knowledge is not detailed enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2024 (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) | 76% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Bradford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cottingley Village Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Ley Top Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wilsden Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy At St. James 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lady Royd Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published