Sherwood Foundation School
Streeters Lane, Wallington, SM6 7NP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Sutton Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr David Murden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Carshalton and Wallington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 103025
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087739930
About this school
Sherwood Foundation School is a foundation special school in Wallington. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sherwood Foundation School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 May 2024, 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 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sherwood Foundation 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 | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 64.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.78%
- English as an additional language
- 26.8%
- Overall absence
- 12.74%
- Persistent absence
- 43.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Link School0.4 miles
Academies · Croydon
-
Carew Academy0.7 miles
Free Schools · Wallington
-
Collingwood School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Wallington
-
The Write Time1.1 miles
Special schools · London
-
Al-Khair School Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Wallington
- Carew Academy Free Schools
- JUS Education Special schools
- Bandon Hill Primary School Primary
- Beddington Infants' School Primary
- Foresters Primary School Primary
- Hackbridge Primary School Primary
- High View Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Junior School Primary
- St Elphege's RC Infants' School Primary
- St Elphege's RC Junior School Primary
- Wallington Primary Academy Primary
- Wallington County Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sherwood Foundation School teach?
- Sherwood Foundation School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Wallington.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherwood Foundation School?
- The headteacher of Sherwood Foundation School is Mr David Murden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sherwood Foundation School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherwood Foundation 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 many pupils are at Sherwood Foundation School?
- Sherwood Foundation School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Sherwood Foundation School full?
- Sherwood Foundation School has capacity for 205 pupils and 204 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Sherwood Foundation School a faith school?
- No. Sherwood Foundation School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sherwood Foundation School part of an academy trust?
- Sherwood Foundation School is part of Sutton Education Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sherwood Foundation School have?
- The schools register lists Sherwood Foundation School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sherwood Foundation School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Sherwood Foundation School's absence rate?
- Sherwood Foundation School's overall absence rate is 12.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherwood Foundation School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherwood Foundation 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.