Mersham Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118377
- Address
- Church Road, Mersham, TN25 6NU
- Website
- www.mersham.kent.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 171 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 77.2%
Mixed 7.7%
African 5.8%
Other White 3.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1.8%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 35%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Mersham Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 19 13 6 |
| Year 1 | 15 10 5 |
| Year 2 | 22 12 10 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 26 18 8 |
| Year 5 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 6 | 29 17 12 |