Sandbrook Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Sandbrook Community Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sandbrook Community 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, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; the published admission number for 2026 was 90.
- Free school meal eligibility is 61.9%, against a middle figure of 32.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale, with 23.8 pupils per teacher (middle figure 19.8).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 583 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Sandbrook are keen to learn and enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils start the day settled and ready to learn.”
- “The breakfast club supports a calm and purposeful start to the school day.”
To improve
- “However, their attendance, overall, is not high enough.”
- “Some pupils miss school too often and do not benefit fully from lessons or wider activities.”
- “This affects how well they learn over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (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) | 51% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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 Rochdale.
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brimrod Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Deeplish Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Castleton Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lowerplace Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published