Merley First School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 30 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
- 285 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
White British 93.3%
Mixed 4%
Other White 1.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.4%
Admissions
Merley First School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 51 26 25 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 4 | 57 30 27 |