Sherwood Park Primary School, Sidcup
Sherwood Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sidcup. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 11 schools in Sidcup with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was 63% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bexley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sherwood Park Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Sherwood Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Bexley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 70% in maths).
Getting a place at Sherwood Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Sherwood Park Primary School as their first choice and 108 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Sherwood Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sherwood Park Primary School are Chatsworth Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Days Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Danson Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 85% maths); and Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sherwood Park Primary School.
Chatsworth Infant SchoolDays Lane Primary SchoolDanson Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
Who goes there
In 2026, 80 pupils (28.4%) received SEN support and 20 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Sherwood Park Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Sherwood Park Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sidcup Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Meadow View (->e), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sherwood Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 143 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bexley (284).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sherwood Park Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sherwood Park Primary School are Blackfen School for Girls (0.1 miles), Hurstmere School (0.6 miles), Bexley Grammar School (0.7 miles) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (0.8 miles).
Blackfen School for GirlsHurstmere SchoolBexley Grammar SchoolChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2016 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
26.2
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Sherwood Park Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sherwood Park Primary School.
- Junior Adventures Group @ Sherwood Park DA15At the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sherwood Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sherwood Park Primary School is in Bexley; for families living there:
Apply to Bexley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 36
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 30 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bexley is 28.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Sherwood Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
63%
Available places
263 pupils
420 places
157 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sidcup
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sidcup
Across Bexley council
Places available
3,221
Applications
2,637
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Bexley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
80
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
35.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Sherwood Park Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
282
Total Pupils
147
Boys
135
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,094
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,761
Per pupil
£1720k
Total funding
£126k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
230
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Sherwood Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sherwood Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sherwood Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Sherwood Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sherwood Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sherwood Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sherwood Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Bexley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sherwood Park Primary School?
Sherwood Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 63% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Sherwood Park Primary School?
Classes at Sherwood Park Primary School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Sherwood Park Primary School?
Sherwood Park Primary School has around 282 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Sherwood Park Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Sherwood Park Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Sherwood Park Primary School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Sherwood Park Primary School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sherwood Park Primary School?
Apply through Bexley's coordinated admissions process, naming Sherwood Park Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Sherwood Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Junior Adventures Group @ Sherwood Park DA15 (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Sherwood Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 36 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 30 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bexley is 28.5 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sherwood Park Primary School?
Sherwood Park Primary School is at Sherwood Park Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9JQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)