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Sandilands Community Primary School

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Phone
  
+44 161 973 6887

Address
  
Wendover Rd, Manchester M23 9JX, UK

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Sandilands Community Primary School is a primary school situated on Wendover Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. The school was formed in September 2005 by the amalgamation of separate junior and infant schools that were created in the early 1950s. Currently, it has around 400 pupils, ages 3–11. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is above average. In June 2010, OFSTED rated the School as GOOD

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Head teachers

  • 1970's to 1976 Mr I. Drinkwater (retired)
  • 1980s Mr Annandale
  • 1988-September 2005 Mrs Dickens
  • September 2005-4 June 2007 John Reilly
  • John Reilly died, found hanging from a tree in Wythenshawe Park at 11am on 4 June, though there were no suspicious circumstances.

  • 2007–present J Grant
  • Awards

    Sandilands has been awarded the Active Mark by Sport England, following a rigorous assessment, to show the school is committed to the benefits of physical activity and sport.

    The school has also received the Leading Aspect Award to mark its inspiring approach to ICT.

    ICT

    The school is one of only five in the north-west taking part in the PELRS project (Pedagogies with E-Learning Resources) developed by the Manchester Metropolitan University following critical evaluations of the government's £1bn investment in ICT.

    Attendance initiative

    The School has developed a strategy to improve attendance and rewards every pupil who achieves 100% attendance each term with a further reward if a pupil achieves 100% attendance for the whole academic year.

    References

    Sandilands Community Primary School Wikipedia