Sandbrook Community Primary School
Hartley Lane, Rochdale, OL11 2LR
583 pupils · 93% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 64.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 57 | 135 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 76 | 58 | 148 | 67 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 49 | 125 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 61 | 58 | 127 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Brimrod Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Deeplish Primary Academy 1.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Castleton Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.