The Sherwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 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
- 329 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 24%
African 16.7%
Mixed 13.1%
Other Asian 12.8%
Other White 9.4%
Other 6.1%
Pakistani 5.8%
Indian 4.3%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 2.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
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 48%
Local authority average 65%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 104
Admissions
The Sherwood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 36 20 16 |
| Year 1 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 2 | 44 27 17 |
| Year 3 | 43 25 18 |
| Year 4 | 42 17 25 |
| Year 5 | 52 28 24 |
| Year 6 | 47 24 23 |
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