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Sandal Primary School

Primary

Bradford · Shipley · BD17 5DH www.sandalprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
452
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
452
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
452
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandal Primary School · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+1pp
71%67%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
16%
+14pp
22%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
452
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
West Lane, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 5DH
Local authority
Bradford
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
2024/2566%16%73%39%73%18%84%43%82%80%106.0108.0107.012%452
2023/2465%2%72%23%73%20%80%17%82%68%104.0104.0104.011%454
2022/2363%11%78%35%71%21%84%22%78%76%106.0105.0105.0+0.60+0.20+1.2010%457
2018/1971%22%81%31%92%31%85%47%85%90%105.0108.0107.0-0.60+0.50+1.4010%450
2017/1865%9%88%33%77%32%77%18%88%82%107.0104.0106.0+0.20-0.30-1.609%456
2016/1767%12%80%29%84%24%86%31%92%94%105.0106.0108.0-1.10-0.50+0.708%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
2024/2545222.912%3%11%4%6%
2023/2445425.711%3%11%4%5%
2022/2345722.510%3%11%5%8%
2021/2245524.510%1%11%6%15%
2020/2145126.911%1%10%
2018/1945024.610%2%9%3%5%
2017/1845621.59%2%8%3%3%
2016/1745021.18%2%10%3%7%

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