The Sherwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 102646
- Address
- Abbotts Road, CR4 1JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 307 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 45.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 18.2%
African 16%
Mixed 15.7%
Other Asian 11.4%
Other White 8.8%
Other 8.8%
Pakistani 7.8%
Indian 5.5%
Caribbean 4.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Sherwood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 0 4 |
| Reception, Part-time | 19 9 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 39 22 17 |
| Year 3 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 4 | 47 25 22 |
| Year 5 | 46 24 22 |
| Year 6 | 54 21 33 |