Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2020
Expected Standard
51%
Demand Ratio
0.8x
Sandbrook Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Rochdale, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.
Sandbrook Community Primary School is an academy converter in Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of WATERGROVE TRUST. The school has approximately 598 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 55 primaries in Rochdale and #10,003 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
51%
Read SS
104
Maths SS
103
GPS SS
104
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
52%
Read SS
102
Maths SS
102
GPS SS
104
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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