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
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 41%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 21.6%
African 17.6%
Mixed 15.2%
Other Asian 12.2%
Pakistani 8.2%
Other White 7%
Other 6.7%
Indian 4%
Caribbean 3.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 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 48%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 10%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Sherwood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 11 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 33 18 15 |
| Year 2 | 40 18 22 |
| Year 3 | 49 27 22 |
| Year 4 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 5 | 43 17 26 |
| Year 6 | 56 31 25 |