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EnglandNorth WestLancasterLA3 1EJMorecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
Primary

Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

Primary

Lancaster · Morecambe · LA3 1EJ www.sandylands.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
440
cap. 415
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
440
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
-9pp
69%58%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
2%
-4pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
440
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Hampton Road, Morecambe, LA3 1EJ
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%2%75%16%74%5%75%12%79%67%104.0104.0102.028%440
2023/2469%6%80%31%73%22%73%18%80%61%107.0105.0103.029%426
2022/2360%9%76%20%79%11%72%17%92%59%105.0103.0101.0+1.80+3.00+0.4030%435
2018/1946%2%49%14%58%5%76%10%76%49%100.0102.099.0-3.10-3.20-1.6026%465
2017/1847%5%54%8%73%14%59%14%71%63%100.0102.0102.0-2.30+0.70-0.5022%467
2016/1749%0%61%12%73%12%57%4%84%59%101.0100.0101.0-2.10-0.30-2.9019%450

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544021.928%16%48%6%18%
2023/2442621.529%9%48%7%22%
2022/2343522.130%9%48%7%23%
2021/2242021.031%8%48%8%29%
2020/2144520.124%8%38%
2018/1946522.026%9%38%5%10%
2017/1846723.522%10%37%5%12%
2016/1745022.919%8%39%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.