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Uplands Primary School and Nursery, Sandhurst

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Uplands Primary School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Sandhurst, part of The Keys Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 26 schools in Bracknell Forest with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Uplands Primary School and Nursery in detail

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Uplands Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 87% 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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Uplands Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Uplands Primary School and Nursery

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Uplands Primary School and Nursery are St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst (0.7 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths); New Scotland Hill Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); College Town Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 73% maths); and Frogmore Infant School (1 mile, Good).

Uplands Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, SandhurstNew Scotland Hill Primary SchoolCollege Town Primary SchoolFrogmore Infant School

The trust

Uplands Primary School and Nursery 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

4.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 11 pupils (4.4%) received SEN support and 6 (2.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Uplands Primary School and Nursery had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sandhurst Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandhurst Library (opposite), 250 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Uplands Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 54 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Uplands Primary School and Nursery issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Uplands Primary School and Nursery are Sandhurst School (0.8 miles), Frogmore Community College (1 mile), Edgbarrow School (1.1 miles) and Yateley School (1.8 miles).

Sandhurst SchoolFrogmore Community CollegeEdgbarrow SchoolYateley 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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~515m)Possible (~736m)Unlikely (~957m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lee Parsons
Pupils:248
LA:Bracknell Forest
Phone:01252873069
Address:Albion Road, Sandhurst, GU47 9BP
Trust:THE KEYS ACADEMY TRUST (13 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2024

Ofsted Rating

Uplands Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Uplands Primary School and Nursery (URN 109847), it was rated Good in January 2023.

URN:150721
UKPRN:10094746
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bracknell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

4.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading90%
Maths87%
Writing80%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.3

KS2

8

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

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Term dates

Uplands Primary School and Nursery 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 (Entrance)
397m · 6 min walk

Bus Stops

Sandhurst Library (opp)
254m · 4 min walk
Harts Leap Close (opp)
292m · 5 min walk
Sandhurst Station (opp)
340m · 6 min walk
Wellington Arms (opp)
634m · 10 min walk
Longdown Road (adj)
639m · 10 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight.

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

7 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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery

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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: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

11

SEN Support

6

EHC Plans

6.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication6
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
71.0%
Asian
4.8%
Black
1.6%
Mixed
6.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
0.8%
Unclassified
5.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals4.4%
English as Additional Language8.9%

248

Total Pupils

120

Boys

128

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

16.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,447

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,029

Per pupil

£1122k

Total funding

£11k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£11,606
EAL funding£5,777
Lump sum£152,845

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.7%

Overall absence

4.5%

Persistent absence

179

Enrolments

Authorised2.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)4.5%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery

What are SATs results like at Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Of the pupils at Uplands Primary School and Nursery who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Uplands Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Uplands Primary School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Uplands Primary School and Nursery (URN 109847), it was rated Good in January 2023.

What is the catchment area for Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

No fixed boundary. When Uplands Primary School and Nursery 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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Uplands Primary School and Nursery was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Classes at Uplands Primary School and Nursery average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Uplands Primary School and Nursery has around 248 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

3.7% of sessions were missed at Uplands Primary School and Nursery in 2024/25. 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming Uplands Primary School and Nursery 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.

How many road collisions happen near Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 7 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 Uplands Primary School and Nursery?

Uplands Primary School and Nursery is at Albion Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 9BP.

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

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