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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst, Sandhurst

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sandhurst, part of The Keys Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 26 schools in Bracknell Forest with published results, and 1,154th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bracknell Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst in detail

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Michael's, we are incredibly proud of our school community and our place within The Keys Academy Trust. We are a school where children rise to challenges, embrace learning and strive to be the very best they can be."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, tennis, basketball, judo, dance, choir and chess.

The school runs after-school care, from £6.50 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026, an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 4 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Bracknell Forest

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 76% in Bracknell Forest and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst are New Scotland Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Uplands Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, 90% reading, 87% maths); Cranford Park Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 75% maths); and Potley Hill Primary School (1 mile, Good, 88% reading, 80% maths).

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

New Scotland Hill Primary SchoolUplands Primary School and NurseryCranford Park Church of England Primary SchoolPotley Hill Primary School

The trust

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is one of 13 schools run by The Keys Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 13 schools in The Keys Academy Trust

Who goes there

6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 12 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 8 (4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sandhurst Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lower Church Road (adjacent), 80 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst are Frogmore Community College (1 mile), Yateley School (1.2 miles), Edgbarrow School (1.3 miles) and Sandhurst School (1.4 miles).

Frogmore Community CollegeYateley SchoolEdgbarrow SchoolSandhurst School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jo Lanfear
Pupils:199
LA:Bracknell Forest
Phone:01252873360
Address:Lower Church Road, Sandhurst, GU47 8HN
Trust:THE KEYS ACADEMY TRUST (13 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2023

Ofsted Rating

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2023. Before that, as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst (URN 109973), it was rated Good in May 2019.

URN:150159
UKPRN:10093277
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Bracknell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

6.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading90%
Maths93%
Writing93%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

27.0

Avg class size

25.5

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Social & online

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst.

  • The DenAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bracknell Forest's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Sandhurst Rail Station
747m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Lower Church Road (adj)
78m · 1 min walk
Ambarrow Crescent (opp)
492m · 8 min walk
Hancome Road (opp)
793m · 13 min walk
Harts Leap Close (adj)
851m · 14 min walk
Sandhurst Station (opp)
881m · 14 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is in Bracknell Forest; for families living there:

Apply to Bracknell Forest for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

204 pupils

210 places

6 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sandhurst

Low pressure
New homes approved:521
Projected new pupils:130

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sandhurst

Across Bracknell Forest council

Low demand council-wide0.95 applications per place

Places available

1,470

Applications

1,397

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

96.8%

All primary applications across Bracknell Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

12

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

10.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Speech, Language & Communication3
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
81.9%
Asian
4.0%
Black
1.0%
Mixed
6.5%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals6.0%
English as Additional Language3.0%

199

Total Pupils

107

Boys

92

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

22.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,492

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,227

Per pupil

£1146k

Total funding

£9k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£13,526
EAL funding£1,415
Lump sum£152,845

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.8%

Overall absence

4.5%

Persistent absence

179

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)4.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.2%
23/24
3.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

What are SATs results like at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

Of the pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.

What is St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst's Ofsted rating?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2023. Before that, as St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst (URN 109973), it was rated Good in May 2019.

What is the catchment area for St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

No fixed boundary. When St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is oversubscribed, Bracknell Forest allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

Classes at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst average 27 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst has around 199 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

3.8% of sessions were missed at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst in 2024/25. 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Den (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst is at Lower Church Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 8HN.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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