Sandbrook Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochdale
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Rochdale 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 Rochdale.
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
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- 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