Sheridan House SchoolFred Nicholson School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Sheridan House School and Fred Nicholson School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • Sheridan House School was judged Good and Fred Nicholson School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Fred Nicholson School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sheridan House School versus Fred Nicholson School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ThetfordSheridan House SchoolSwaffhamFred Nicholson SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeOther independent special school Foundation special school
Age range7-16 3-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll67 195
Capacity70 224
LocationThetford, IP26 5LQ Swaffham, PE37 7BB
GCSE results
Attainment 86.8 Not reported46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths6.3% Not reported46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths12.5% Not reported64.8%
Cohort16 32
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported0.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census66 197
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 57.1%
English as an additional languageNot reported9.6%
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absenceNot reported8.9% 6.2%
Persistent absenceNot reported26.5% 15.8%

Historical trends

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

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

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

Fred Nicholson School

Full profiles: Sheridan House School · Fred Nicholson School