Sandy Lane Primary School
Primary school in Bradford. Good (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 31 January 2024, report published 13 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around January 2028
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.9 milesBeckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
- 0.9 milesCottingley Village Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.9 milesBeckfoot Heaton Primary
Improved significantly (Mar 2025)
- 1.1 milesLey Top Primary School
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 needs attention, 2 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement
- 1.2 milesSt Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.