The Merton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 138818
- Address
- Cherry Drive, Syston, LE7 2PT
- Website
- www.merton.bepschools.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 416 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 81.5%
Indian 10.1%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 1%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsAbove average2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Merton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 29 31 |
| Year 1 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 2 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 3 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 4 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 59 29 30 |