Danson Primary SchoolSherwood Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Danson Primary School and Sherwood Park Primary School are primary schools.

  • Danson Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sherwood Park Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Danson Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Danson Primary School was judged Good and Sherwood Park Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 81.0% for Danson Primary School and 64.0% for Sherwood Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Danson Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sherwood Park Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Danson Primary School versus Sherwood Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingDanson Primary SchoolSidcupSherwood Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking11th of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure50th of 60 in Bexley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll604 300
Capacity630 420
LocationWelling, DA16 2BH Sidcup, DA15 9JQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard81.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% 20.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census604 300
Free school meals (ever 6)9.1% 32.8%
English as an additional language46.5% 17.0%
SEN support9.9% 26.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.1% Stronger figure17.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Danson Primary School

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