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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA9 4HASherdley Primary School
Primary

Sherdley Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA9 4HA www.sherdleyprimary.co.uk

Pupils
421
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sherdley Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
+10pp
57%51%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
421
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Mill Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 4HA
Local authority
St. Helens
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%4%70%16%63%7%75%9%86%72%104.0103.0103.017%421
2023/2444%2%65%18%65%7%63%14%89%68%103.0103.0102.018%440
2022/2357%5%67%13%72%8%74%11%79%70%103.0102.0103.0-2.00-0.90-1.2015%436
2018/1949%12%69%22%76%19%66%15%78%73%103.0102.0104.0-0.80-1.00-2.1017%452
2017/1852%9%58%15%64%12%61%12%64%70%100.0100.0104.0-4.60-4.60-3.6014%427
2016/1729%0%61%10%53%0%47%8%53%71%101.099.0102.0-3.30-4.30-5.0015%431

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542124.117%4%27%5%14%
2023/2444024.518%4%28%6%16%
2022/2343621.015%3%25%7%21%
2021/2244925.113%3%27%8%26%
2020/2145124.416%3%25%
2018/1945224.017%1%22%4%9%
2017/1842725.614%1%24%4%7%
2016/1743124.715%0%24%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.