Sandilands Primary School

Sandilands Primary School, sometimes written as Sandilands Community Primary School, is a school on Wendover Road in Baguley, Manchester. The current headteacher is Joanna Higginbotham.^[1]

The school has a capacity of 480 pupils, which is comprised of two classes of 30 pupils over eight year groups.^[1]

Ownership

As a maintained, community school, Sandilands is owned by the local authority, Manchester City Council.

History

The infants part of Sandilands Primary School opened in late 1953 or early 1954, with around 230 infants on roll.

In 1956, at least 70 parents signed a petition complaining that the school was too over-crowded, with some classes being held in the dining hall. At this time the school was built for 240 infants and 320 juniors, but there were 300 infants and about 335 juniors on roll. The number of pupils on roll was due to increase further in the new academic year (summer 1956).^[2]

An incident took place in March 1962 when a storage cupboard set on fire, though no wider damage was reported.^[3]

Students at Sandilands raised £2,000 in June 1990 by taking part in a sponsored dragon bounce. From the money raised, £500 was donated to Booth Hall Children's Hospital as a contribution towards their £600,000 A&E extension.^[4][5]

As part of Manchester's bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, Sandilands welcomed the President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio, who was given a tour of the school. This was part of a two-day visit to Manchester.^[6]

Sources

1. Sandilands Primary School, Manchester City Council website, accessed 3rd April 2026. ↩ ↩
2. Manchester Evening News, 2nd March 1956, Page 6. ↩
3. Manchester Evening News, 29th March 1962, Page 19. ↩
4. Manchester Evening News, 12th July 1990, Page 16. ↩
5. Manchester Evening News, 31st July 1990, Page 11. ↩
6. Daily Echo, 13th July 1993, Page 2. ↩