Sherwood Park Primary School
Sherwood Park Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 9JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHERWOOD PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Miss Natasha Trayers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 140532
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083036300
About this school
Sherwood Park Primary School is a primary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 282 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 June 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 | 59 | 53 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 70% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Park Primary 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherwood Park Primary School compares
Sherwood Park Primary School ranked 35th of 56 primary schools in Bexley 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.2% | 32.8% | 282 | — |
| Chatsworth Infant School | — | 3% | 1.1% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Days Lane Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 653 | 0.6 miles |
| Danson Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 592 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | 52% | 5% | 11.8% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| Hurst Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 662 | 0.8 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)
- 32.83%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 16.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chatsworth Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Days Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Danson Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School0.8 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Hurst Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bexley
Other schools in Sidcup
Sherwood Park Primary School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sherwood Park Primary School teach?
- Sherwood Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherwood Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sherwood Park Primary School is Miss Natasha Trayers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sherwood Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherwood Park Primary 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 Park Primary School?
- Sherwood Park Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sherwood Park Primary School full?
- Sherwood Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 282 on roll (67%), 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 Sherwood Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sherwood Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sherwood Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sherwood Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sherwood Park Primary School?
- Sherwood Park Primary School is part of SHERWOOD PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sherwood Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sherwood Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sherwood Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Sherwood Park Primary School rank locally?
- Sherwood Park Primary School ranked 35th of 56 primary schools in Bexley 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 36% 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 Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Sherwood Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherwood Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherwood Park Primary 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 1 July 2026.