Sherwood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 29 2012 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
426 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
48.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.7%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 41.8%
Indian 28.9%
Pakistani 14.1%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 5.6%
Other White 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 23%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sherwood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
90
3rd preference
78
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
58
29
29
Year 1
60
31
29
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
62
30
32
Year 4
62
34
28
Year 5
62
26
36
Year 6
63
33
30
Year 2023-2024

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