Community school · Lancashire

Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

2–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119138URN

Hampton Road, Morecambe, LA3 1EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.0 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

85 applications for 56 places · 359th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

6 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 July 2017
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 56 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	85	1.5	42	0.75
Sep 2025	48	97	2.0	47	0.98
Sep 2024	45	92	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2023	42	83	2.0	41	0.98
Sep 2022	48	87	1.8	45	0.94
Sep 2021	53	88	1.7	51	0.96
Sep 2020	60	107	1.8	48	0.80
Sep 2019	60	129	2.2	70	1.17
Sep 2018	60	120	2.0	53	0.88
Sep 2017	58	126	2.2	44	0.76
Sep 2016	60	149	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2015	60	163	2.7	77	1.28
Sep 2014	60	148	2.5	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 74% · Maths 75% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%246th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	2%	104	104
2023/24	69%	6%	107	105
2022/23	60%	9%	105	103

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

Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
West End Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Mossgate Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
2.4 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119138 · 888/2028
Capacity: 415 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 45.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hampton Road, Morecambe, LA3 1EJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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