St Meryl School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 8 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117166
- Address
- The Mead, Carpenders Park, WD19 5BT
- Website
- www.stmeryl.herts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 227 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 48.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 42.3%
Other White 22.5%
Indian 14.5%
Mixed 6.2%
Other Asian 5.3%
Other 3.1%
Pakistani 2.2%
African 1.8%
Chinese 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingWell below average-5.4
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Meryl School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 13 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 10 18 |
| Year 1 | 25 11 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |