Headmistress' Welcome

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Sherrardswood

For nearly a century, Sherrardswood has believed that children flourish when they are genuinely known. We are a warm, all-through community where every child is seen as an individual — their strengths recognised, their challenges understood and their potential nurtured, from Nursery right through to A-Level.

Families often come to us not with a checklist, but with a worry: a bright child who isn't being stretched, a confident child who has gone quiet, or simply the feeling that their child deserves to be more than a face in a crowd. Whatever has brought you here, you will find a school with the small classes and specialist teaching to truly understand your child — and to do something about it.

Education here is a balance of many things. We develop both mind and body, and we teach the structure and self-discipline that allow a young person to take charge of their own success — all within a friendly, purposeful environment where learning sits alongside sport, the arts and a full and rewarding school life. We guide our pupils to become bold, imaginative and reflective young people: well-rounded characters with independent minds, who value their community and respect the differences of others.

When the time comes to leave us, we want our young adults to have a true sense of self-worth — the confidence to stand up for themselves, and for a purpose greater than themselves, and in doing so to be of real value to society. We hold high expectations of every pupil, and we value our parents as active partners in all aspects of school life.

A website can only give you a flavour of a school's atmosphere. I would therefore warmly invite you to come and see for yourself the vision and education we live each day here at Sherrardswood.

Mrs Anna Wright, Headmistress

Mrs Anna Wright
Headmistress