Sherwood Junior School
Sherwood Street, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Stevens
- Constituency
- Mansfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 122501
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623842545
About this school
Sherwood Junior School is a community primary school in Mansfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 48 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 17% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 52% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 40% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 50% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Sherwood Junior 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherwood Junior School compares
Sherwood Junior School ranked 221st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 7.2% | 45.5% | 229 | — |
| Birklands Primary School | 73% | 5.7% | 33.2% | 331 | 0.3 miles |
| Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School | — | 8% | 30.8% | 135 | 0.4 miles |
| Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit | 69% | 5.6% | 41.7% | 219 | 1.1 miles |
| Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | — | 6% | 47.7% | 88 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) | 38% | 5.5% | 57.9% | 100 | 1.5 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)
- 45.45%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.22%
- Persistent absence
- 22.94%
Location
Nearby schools
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Birklands Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Hetts Lane Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit1.1 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Netherfield Infant School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)1.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
-
Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools)1.5 miles
Primary · Mansfield
Other schools in Mansfield
Sherwood Junior School ranks 40th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Mansfield.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- Anthony Bek Community Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Berry Hill Primary School Primary
- Birklands Primary School Primary
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Primary School Primary
- Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit Primary
- Crescent Primary School Primary
- Cuckney CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastlands Junior School (Welbeck Federation of Schools) Primary
- Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sherwood Junior School teach?
- Sherwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Mansfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Sherwood Junior School is Mrs Helen Stevens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sherwood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherwood Junior 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 Sherwood Junior School?
- Sherwood Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Sherwood Junior School full?
- Sherwood Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sherwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Sherwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sherwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sherwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sherwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sherwood Junior School rank locally?
- Sherwood Junior School ranked 221st of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sherwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Sherwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherwood Junior 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 30 June 2026.