Sherwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119339
- Address
- Sherwood Way, Fulwood, PR2 9GA
- Website
- www.sherwood.lancs.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 427 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 49.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 5.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 5.6% |
| Mixed | 7.4% |
| Pakistani | 14.5% |
| Indian | 28.3% |
| White British | 39.1% |
| Other White | 1.4% |
| Bangladeshi | 1.2% |
| African | 0.9% |
| Other Black | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 86% |
| Local authority average | 60% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 28% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 111 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 110 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Sherwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 82
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 35 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 4 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 5 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 6 | 63 27 36 |