Sandy Lane Primary School is a mixed primary academy in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council, teaching 422 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 2 September 2026 to 21 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sandy Lane Primary School.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementNeeds attention
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourExpected standard
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · Published 29 Jun 2026
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Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sandy Lane Primary School.

Sandy Lane Primary School term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 INSET Day
  • 2–30 Autumn Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Autumn Term
  • 26–30 Half term
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term
  • 21–31 Christmas holiday
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Christmas holiday
  • 4–31 Spring Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–28 Spring Term
  • 15–19 Half term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term
  • 26 Bank holidays
  • 26–31 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
  • 29 Bank holidays
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–9 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
  • 12–30 Summer Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Term
  • 3 Pak holidays
  • 31 Pak holidays
  • 31 Half term
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term
  • 1–4 Half term
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–21 Summer Term

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • INSET Day Sep 1, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Sep 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Half term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Half term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
  • Bank holidays Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Spring term 2027 Spring holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
  • Bank holidays Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-Jul 21, 2027 Term
  • Pak holidays May 3, 2027 Holiday
  • Pak holidays May 31, 2027 Holiday
  • Half term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
52% Expected standard at KS2 England 62%
13.5% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sandy Lane Primary School with Bracknell Forest Council and England.

Key stage 2 (end of primary) 52% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths

How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

Expected standard in reading, writing & maths · The headline primary measure 52%
Bracknell Forest Council 60% England 62% -10 vs England
Average reading scaled score · 100 = expected standard 105
Bracknell Forest Council 106 England 106 in line with England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 102
Bracknell Forest Council 105 England 105 -3 vs England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 58
Attendance 13.5% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 13.5%
Bracknell Forest Council 14% England 17.8% -4.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 5.7%
Bracknell Forest Council 6% England 6.8% -1 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sandy Lane Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sandy Lane Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.