Business Details
Inclusive Primary Education in Bracknell
At Sandy Lane Primary School, we believe in nurturing the whole child by fostering a lifelong love for discovery in an inclusive environment. Our ambitious curriculum, rooted in core PRIDE values, ensures every child develops academic knowledge, personal character, and confidence to thrive. With dedicated staff, extensive outdoor learning spaces, and a focus on relationships and wellbeing, we create a space where curiosity, courage, and belonging drive educational success.Our spiral curriculum builds on prior knowledge while prioritising reading to unlock learning across subjects. We maintain strong partnerships with families, ensuring home and school collaborate to support every aspect of a child's development. Through cross-curricular topics and real-world connections, we prepare pupils to become kind, thoughtful citizens ready for future challenges.
Services
Nursery Education
Reception Admissions
Special Educational Needs
Curriculum Delivery
Wrap-around Care
Highlights and features
- We offer an inclusive environment where every child feels valued and supported to thrive
- Our curriculum combines academic excellence with character development through PRIDE values
- Dedicated special educational needs provision with specialist support staff
- Extensive outdoor learning spaces including three playgrounds and discovery gardens
- Strong family-school partnerships ensuring holistic child development
What people say
Inclusivity
Supportive teachers
Happy environment
Excellent SEN provision
Strong leadership
Services
Curriculum Delivery
We deliver a comprehensive curriculum for ages 3-11, incorporating cross-curricular topics, core subjects and character development. Our spiral approach builds knowledge over time while prioritising reading skills. The PRIDE values framework ensures pupils develop academic proficiency alongside personal qualities like resilience, curiosity and inclusivity.
Nursery Education
Our Early Years Foundation Stage provision nurtures children aged 3-5 through play-based learning in purpose-designed outdoor and indoor environments. Qualified staff create developmentally appropriate experiences that foster independence, social skills and foundational literacy/numeracy while adhering to national curriculum requirements and PRIDE values.
Special Educational Needs
The Specially Resourced Provision (SRP) delivers tailored education for children with diagnosed special educational needs, including autism spectrum disorders and learning difficulties. Certified SEND practitioners provide individualised learning plans, sensory integration activities and small group teaching within our inclusive environment, ensuring every child reaches their potential.
Wrap-around Care
We offer supervised after-school activities from our outdoor facilities and classrooms, providing structured enrichment opportunities until 17:30 daily. The wrap-around care programme includes sports, creative workshops and homework support, maintaining the school's commitment to holistic development and community learning beyond standard school hours.
Reception Admissions
Our Reception Year admissions process ensures smooth transition for four-year-olds through pre-school meetings, classroom visits and parent orientations. We follow local authority guidelines while offering familiarisation sessions and individualised integration plans, creating a welcoming environment for children and families joining our school community.
People
Katie Parkhouse
Headteacher
Katie Parkhouse has led Sandy Lane Primary School since 2021, bringing extensive teaching experience across key stages. She champions inclusive education and child wellbeing, driving strategic vision while maintaining close links with pupils and staff through regular classroom engagement and family outreach programmes.
Vicky Amor
Deputy Headteacher
Vicky Amor oversees curriculum delivery and staff development as Deputy Headteacher. With specialist expertise in early years education, she ensures pedagogical excellence across all phases and provides senior leadership for teaching staff and strategic curriculum planning.
Lloyd Walsh
SENDCO
Lloyd Walsh leads special educational needs provision as SENCO, coordinating support for over 20 pupils with diverse learning requirements. His expertise in neurodiversity and individual education plans ensures tailored provision while promoting inclusive practices across the whole school community.
Jane Waters
Assistant Headteacher
Jane Waters provides operational leadership as Assistant Headteacher, managing day-to-day school activities and staff coordination. With experience in both KS1 and KS2 phases, she focuses on maintaining high educational standards through effective resource management and staff development programmes.
Faye Wilson
Operations Manager
Faye Wilson oversees school operations including facilities management, HR and financial administration. As a key strategic leader, she ensures efficient operational systems that support educational delivery while maintaining compliance with all statutory requirements and trust governance standards.
Questions
What are the school's admission criteria?
We follow local authority guidelines, prioritising catchment area families while maintaining inclusive provision for children with special educational needs. Reception admissions open annually in October.
How does the school support special educational needs?
Our SENCO coordinates individualised education plans, small group teaching and sensory integration activities through our Specially Resourced Provision, with qualified staff supporting pupils across all year groups.
What after-school activities are available?
Wrap-around care provides supervised activities including sports, arts and homework support until 17:30 daily, with structured programmes aligned to pupils' interests and developmental needs.
How can parents get involved?
We encourage family participation through volunteering opportunities, SLSA events, classroom helpers and regular parent workshops focusing on curriculum support and child development topics.
What is the school's approach to behaviour management?
Our PRIDE values framework promotes positive conduct through consistent expectations, restorative conversations and recognition systems that reinforce responsible decision-making across all year groups.
How is pupil progress monitored?
Regular teacher assessments, standardised testing and pupil progress meetings track development across all subjects, with termly parent consultations and detailed annual reports for every child.
