Sherrardswood School
Lockleys, Welwyn, AL6 0BJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headmaster
- Mrs Anna Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 117622
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438714282
About this school
Sherrardswood School is an independent school in Welwyn. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sherrardswood School under its current framework. 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
Sherrardswood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1950, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 53 | 54 | 57 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.2 | 49.2 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 48.1% | 49.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 27.8% | 42.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 Sherrardswood 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.2 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 500 |
| 2023/24 | 502 |
| 2024/25 | 467 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 29
- Pupils on SEN support
- 72
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knightsfield School0.5 miles
Academies · Welwyn Garden City
-
Lakeside School2.6 miles
Special schools · Welwyn Garden City
-
James Marks Academy3.3 miles
Free Schools · Welwyn Garden City
-
East Hall School4.3 miles
Special schools · Hitchin
-
The Valley School4.3 miles
Special schools · Stevenage
Other schools in Welwyn
Common questions
- What ages does Sherrardswood School teach?
- Sherrardswood School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Welwyn.
- Who is the headmaster of Sherrardswood School?
- The headmaster of Sherrardswood School is Mrs Anna Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sherrardswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sherrardswood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sherrardswood School?
- Sherrardswood School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Sherrardswood School full?
- Sherrardswood School has capacity for 550 pupils and 445 on roll (81%), 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 Sherrardswood School a faith school?
- No. Sherrardswood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sherrardswood School a selective school?
- No. Sherrardswood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Sherrardswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.2 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sherrardswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherrardswood 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 24 July 2026.