Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery

West BerkshireCommunity school

Digby Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1TS

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth BucknellSchool website ↗Pupils: 235 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 90%·Maths 87%All three 77%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
28
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
28of 34 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
77

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
118 girls, 117 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 84% (2023/24), currently 77%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1656.0%0.0%+0.8-1.5+2.0
2016/1777.0%10.0%+1.7+0.2+3.4
2017/1879.0%10.0%+2.8+0.6+3.9
2018/1980.0%20.0%+3.0+2.2+3.5
2022/2372.0%16.0%+2.2+0.8+3.9
2023/2484.0%19.0%---
2024/2577.0%17.0%---