Primary school

Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • LA3 1EJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,286 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 91%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 34%34% · 2023/242024/25: top 62%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · North West 63%4/10 Below+30.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West+10.6 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below+18.7 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+25.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 59 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 49% · 51 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 47% · 59 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 46% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 54 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 69% · 49 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 60% · 57 pupils · North West 63%69%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 59 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 51 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 59 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 2% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 54 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 49 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 57 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 59 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 51 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 59 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 54 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 49 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 57 pupils · North West 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 59 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 51 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 54 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 49 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 57 pupils · North West 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
42 of 42 who put it first2014 · 80.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4242
2nd203
3rd223

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026428
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.9%
First language not English15.9%
SEN support25.0%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.3%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.7%

103.1% full · 415 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 14.2
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 15.6
  • Other support 11.5

Teachers 20.2 FTE · Whole workforce 47.4 · 69 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,782
Spend per pupil£7,930
Staff spend per pupil£5,326
Reserve per pupil£576
  • +£246,315revenue reserve
  • −£63,468in-year balance

Grants £7,530 · self-generated £252 · premises £717 per pupil