Sherington Church of England School

Sherington Church of England School has successfully maintained the standards recognized in its previous inspections, fostering a positive environment where pupils thrive as happy and inquisitive learners. The school emphasizes a caring atmosphere, ensuring that pupils feel safe and supported, with strong relationships between staff and students. The curriculum is rich and effectively designed to cater to the diverse needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), helping them achieve consistently well.

Strengths

• Nurturing environment that promotes pupil well-being and safety.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and attitudes towards learning.
• Broad and well-structured curriculum that supports academic and personal growth.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics, ensuring early literacy success.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, allowing them to engage with the same curriculum as their peers.
• Commitment to continuous professional development for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some learning tasks do not consistently promote deeper knowledge acquisition.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2020–21 pupils at Sherington Church of England School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 96.4%). 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 8.8%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Sherington Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sherington Church of England School had 10.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.3% of pupils at Sherington Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Sherington Church of England School received £18,957 and spent £18,563 for each of its 21 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £0 (-£24 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Sherington Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sherington Church of England School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Sherington Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sherington Church of England School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Sherington Church of England School have?

Sherington Church of England School has 21 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sherington Church of England School cover?

Sherington Church of England School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Sherington Church of England School?

Sherington Church of England School is at School Lane, Sherington, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9NF.