Community school · Lancashire

Sherwood Primary School

4–11Ages
425Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119339URN

Sherwood Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9GA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

1.9 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

271 applications for 60 places · 11th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.5applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Lancashire median (2.6) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

271 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	271	4.5	69	1.15
Sep 2025	59	261	4.4	80	1.36
Sep 2024	59	230	3.9	61	1.03
Sep 2023	60	240	4.0	71	1.18
Sep 2022	60	211	3.5	50	0.83
Sep 2021	60	215	3.6	63	1.05
Sep 2020	59	284	4.8	96	1.63
Sep 2019	60	257	4.3	68	1.13
Sep 2018	60	256	4.3	79	1.32
Sep 2017	60	219	3.7	63	1.05
Sep 2016	60	272	4.5	75	1.25
Sep 2015	60	282	4.7	86	1.43
Sep 2014	60	261	4.4	78	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 88% · Maths 95% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%21st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard69%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	28%	111	110
2023/24	87%	26%	109	109
2022/23	77%	23%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sherwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Preston
1.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Kennington Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Queen's Drive Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Longsands Community Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

2025

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.6 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holme Slack Community Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119339 · 888/2818
Capacity: 420 pupils · 425 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sherwood Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9GA
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources