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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
Head teachers
- 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
- DfES statistics
- "BBC News, School league tables 2006, Sandilands Community Primary School". BBC News. 7 December 2006.
- Ofsted report
- http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/121631
- Keeling, Neal (5 June 2007). "Head teacher found hanged". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media.
- ^ "Manchester school scoops two top awards", Manchester City Council, 5 January 2005
- "Raising achievement across the curriculum through the use of ICT - Case Study", January 2006
- "Schools not making most of ICT", Manchester Metropolitan University, 11 January 2006
- "Brooklands Matters", March 2003, Manchester City Council
External links
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