Sandbrook Community Primary School
Rochdale
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About Sandbrook Community Primary School
Sandbrook Community Primary School is a primary academy in Rochdale, Rochdale. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
WATERGROVE TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 9 member schools: 6 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Rochdale. Regions: North West. — from the WATERGROVE TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Sandbrook Community Primary School
- Address
- Hartley Lane
- Postcode
- OL11 2LR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochdale
- URN (official identifier)
- 149510
- Establishment number
- 3511
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 583
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 630
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Brereton
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 17 Mar 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionNeeds attentionCurriculum and teachingNeeds attentionAchievementNeeds attentionAttendance and behaviourNeeds attentionPersonal development and wellbeingNeeds attentionEarly yearsNeeds attentionLeadership and governanceNeeds attentionSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sandbrookprimary.com
- Telephone
- 01706647743
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2023
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Sandbrook Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 583 | 37,815 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 61.9% | 33.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 20.4% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.9% | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 41.5% | 27.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Sandbrook Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
Report published 13 May 2026
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 13 Jul 2021
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 22 Mar 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 8 Jul 2020
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 30 Oct 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 5 Jul 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 14 Jun 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sandbrook Community Primary School (URN 134966)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 5 Oct 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Sandbrook Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.4% | 15.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Sandbrook Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £540,950 for 349 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 63.2% | 34.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £980 | £461 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Sandbrook Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 585 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Rochdale average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,532,000 £7,754 per pupil | £7,178 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £4,415,000 £7,553 per pupil | £6,922 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,967,000 £3,365 per pupil · 44.6% | £3,486 · 50.4% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £934,000 £1,598 per pupil · 21.2% | £923 · 13.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £263,000 £450 per pupil · 6.0% | £368 · 5.3% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £263,000 £450 per pupil · 6.0% | £325 · 4.7% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £117,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,888 per pupil, supply and agency £253 per pupil — spending up £666 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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