Sandford Hill Primary School

How places are decided at Sandford Hill Primary School

Sandford Hill Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sandford Hill Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Sandford Hill Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sandford Hill Primary School?

Sandford Hill Primary School has 430 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sandford Hill Primary School take?

Sandford Hill Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Sandford Hill Primary School located?

Sandford Hill Primary School is located in Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5AQ, Stoke-on-Trent.

How do I apply to Sandford Hill Primary School?

Sandford Hill Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Sandford Hill Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Sandford Hill Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Sandford Hill Primary School?

When Sandford Hill Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care/previously in care — Children cared for by a local authority and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order), including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. In-catchment siblings — Children living in the catchment area of the school who have an older brother or sister attending at the time of admission (or at the linked junior school in the case of infant schools); 3. Other in-catchment children — Other children living within the catchment area of the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If priorities have to be decided within any of these categories, children will be placed in order of priority using distance from their home to the main entrance of the school as measured by straight line. Where distance is equal for two or more applications, a tie-breaker will be applied whereby places will be determined by random allocation.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sandford Hill Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.5% of pupils at Sandford Hill Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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