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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR2 9GASherwood Primary School
Primary

Sherwood Primary School

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR2 9GA www.sherwood.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
427
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
86%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 29/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sherwood Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
86%
-1pp
87%82%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
RWM higher standard
28%
+2pp
28%24%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
69%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
94%
SPAG higher standard
67%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
113.0

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
427
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
50%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Sherwood Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9GA
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2586%28%92%69%88%36%95%50%97%94%111.0110.0113.012%427
2023/2487%26%94%48%90%39%90%53%98%97%109.0109.0111.012%426
2022/2377%23%85%42%85%34%85%34%95%89%108.0106.0109.0+0.80+1.50+0.1010%425
2018/1985%20%92%37%93%32%87%53%97%97%108.0108.0111.0+2.00+1.70+1.906%419
2017/1885%22%90%48%93%33%92%47%93%88%108.0109.0109.0+2.50+2.30+3.8010%422
2016/1787%13%90%42%93%28%95%40%93%98%108.0108.0110.0+3.30+2.30+3.209%419

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
2024/2542724.312%50%10%4%6%
2023/2442625.612%48%8%4%9%
2022/2342524.910%46%8%4%6%
2021/2242126.59%30%7%5%6%
2020/2142223.55%29%7%
2018/1941925.56%27%6%3%2%
2017/1842227.810%30%8%3%2%
2016/1741926.99%32%8%3%2%

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