Sherwood Park Primary School

Sherwood Park Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last graded inspection in 2016. The environment is welcoming and caring, with pupils demonstrating kindness and respect towards one another. The school prioritizes high expectations in learning and behavior, which has led to positive outcomes for students, including those with special educational needs. With an ambitious curriculum and strong emphasis on personal development, pupils engage actively in their education and community life. However, there is a noted need for further enhancement in opportunities for pupils to deepen and reflect on their learning across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes to learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading with effective phonics teaching.
• Engaging and well-delivered lessons by knowledgeable teachers.
• High aspirations and effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong provision for personal development and extracurricular activities.
• Staff feel valued and well-supported by school leaders.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum lacks opportunities for pupils to deepen and reflect on their learning.

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 2024–25 pupils at Sherwood Park Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 0.7% of pupils at Sherwood Park Primary 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 Sherwood Park Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.3% 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, 28.4% of pupils at Sherwood Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.

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 2024–25 Sherwood Park Primary School received £7,793 and spent £7,363 for each of its 300 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £276,000 (£920 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Sherwood Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sherwood Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Sherwood Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sherwood Park Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Sherwood Park Primary School have?

Sherwood Park Primary School has 282 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sherwood Park Primary School cover?

Sherwood Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Sherwood Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sherwood Park Primary School?

Sherwood Park Primary School is at Sherwood Park Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9JQ.