Mercer's Wood Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 2022 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
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
139332
Address
Ropery Road, DN21 2PD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
180 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
47.2%
Girls
52.8%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
73.3%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80%
African 7.8%
Mixed 3.4%
Irish Traveller 2.8%
Other 2.8%
Other White 2.2%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingWell below average-3
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mercer's Wood Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
12
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
12
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
12
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 classes25.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
22
7
15
Year 1
24
14
10
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
25
11
14
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
26
13
13
Year 6
22
6
16
Year 2023-2024

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