Merrydale Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 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
Leicester
Unique reference
120023
Address
Claydon Road, LE5 0PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
352 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
82.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.8%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 65.3%
White British 9.1%
Other Asian 5.7%
Mixed 5.2%
Pakistani 4.5%
African 4%
Other White 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other 1.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Merrydale Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
85
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
85
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
85
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
15
6
9
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
62
29
33
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Part-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
87
52
35
Year 1
90
46
44
Year 2
90
47
43
Year 2023-2024

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