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Sandal Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 463Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 107287URN

West Lane, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 5DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.4per place
close to Bradford median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

128 applications for 53 places · 65th of 147 in Bradford
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
66%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

  1. 23 November 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 19 June 2018
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.4applications per place, Reception
close to Bradford median (2.3) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

  1. 2026 2.4; Bradford median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.2; Bradford median median 2.4
  3. 2024 2.6; Bradford median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.8; Bradford median median 2.5
  5. 2022 2.5; Bradford median median 2.6
  6. 2021 2.8; Bradford median median 2.6
  7. 2020 2.5; Bradford median median 2.7
  8. 2019 2.7; Bradford median median 2.7
  9. 2018 2.8; Bradford median median 2.8
  10. 2017 2.3; Bradford median median 3.0
  11. 2016 2.6; Bradford median median 3.5
  12. 2015 2.5; Bradford median median 3.1
  13. 2014 2.5; Bradford median median 3.1
  • This school
  • Bradford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026531282.4520.98
Sep 2025591282.2570.97
Sep 2024571472.6530.93
Sep 2023601652.8590.98
Sep 2022601512.5560.93
Sep 2021591662.8701.19
Sep 2020581422.5460.79
Sep 2019601612.7711.18
Sep 2018491392.8450.92
Sep 2017601382.3560.93
Sep 2016601542.6530.88
Sep 2015571442.5530.93
Sep 2014591452.5450.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 84% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%61st of 155 in Bradford
Reading
Expected standard73%
Higher standard39%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard73%
Greater depth18%
Maths
Expected standard84%
Higher standard43%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bradford median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2566%16%106108
2023/2465%2%104104
2022/2363%11%106105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
107287 · 380/2174
Capacity
420 pupils · 463 on roll
Free school meals
9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
West Lane, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 5DH
Local authority
Bradford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources