Merley First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 9 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
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 141794
- Address
- Oakley Straight, Merley, BH21 1SD
- Website
- www.merleyfirstschool.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 287 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 90.9%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2.1%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Admissions
Merley First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 54 31 23 |
| Year 1 | 52 27 25 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 4 | 59 31 28 |