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EnglandLondonMertonCR4 1JPThe Sherwood School
Primary

The Sherwood School

Primary

Merton · Mitcham · CR4 1JP https://www.thesherwoodschool.co.uk/

Pupils
307
cap. 312
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
307
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMerton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Sherwood School · Primary · Merton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+19pp
68%57%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
4%
-6pp
17%11%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
307
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Abbotts Road, Mitcham, CR4 1JP
Local authority
Merton
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
2024/2564%4%81%23%74%9%77%19%89%81%105.0103.0105.016%307
2023/2445%10%63%20%65%14%61%18%71%78%103.0101.0105.017%329
2022/2348%14%66%23%70%16%59%25%82%66%102.0102.0104.0-0.70+2.10+0.4019%329
2018/1968%9%73%25%84%16%82%23%86%86%105.0105.0108.0+1.30+1.30+0.5014%428
2017/1866%17%69%26%79%24%79%31%84%84%103.0105.0108.0-1.80+0.20+0.7014%436
2016/1740%2%62%17%60%4%68%21%75%72%102.0103.0105.0-1.40-2.30-1.0014%446

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
2024/2530718.916%46%33%6%19%
2023/2432918.017%41%34%7%23%
2022/2332919.319%42%34%9%33%
2021/2236018.922%40%34%7%22%
2020/2137118.519%40%27%
2018/1942822.014%41%23%4%11%
2017/1843619.714%40%23%5%13%
2016/1744621.214%41%22%4%10%

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