The Sherwood School
Abbotts Road, Mitcham, CR4 1JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andriana Loizou-Samouel
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 312
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 102646
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087645100
About this school
The Sherwood School is a community primary school in Mitcham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 51 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 45% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 63% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 61% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Sherwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 329 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Sherwood School compares
The Sherwood School ranked 31st of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.1% | 32.6% | 263 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy Merton | 78% | 6.1% | 36.3% | 486 | 0.3 miles |
| William Morris Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 39.9% | 270 | 0.4 miles |
| Lonesome Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 52.8% | 273 | 0.9 miles |
| Gonville Academy | 80% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 427 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 74% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.64%
- English as an additional language
- 45.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 18.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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Harris Primary Academy Merton0.3 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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William Morris Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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Lonesome Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Mitcham
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Gonville Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Mitcham
Other schools in Mitcham
The Sherwood School ranks 10th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Mitcham.
- Beecholme Primary School Primary
- Benedict Academy Primary
- Bond Primary School Primary
- Cranmer Primary School Primary
- Culvers House Primary School Primary
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primary
- Haslemere Primary School Primary
- Liberty Primary Primary
- Lonesome Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Sherwood School teach?
- The Sherwood School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mitcham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Sherwood School?
- The headteacher of The Sherwood School is Mrs Andriana Loizou-Samouel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Sherwood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Sherwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Sherwood School?
- The Sherwood School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Sherwood School full?
- The Sherwood School has capacity for 312 pupils and 263 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Sherwood School a faith school?
- No. The Sherwood School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Sherwood School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Sherwood School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Sherwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Sherwood School rank locally?
- The Sherwood School ranked 31st of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Sherwood School's absence rate?
- The Sherwood School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Sherwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Sherwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.