Merrydale Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 24 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 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
Leicester
Unique reference
143244
Address
Claydon Road, LE5 0PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
360 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
74.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.9%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 52.2%
White British 10.3%
Other Asian 8.9%
Mixed 6.6%
African 5%
Other White 3.9%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other 3.6%
Unclassified 3.3%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.4
WritingBelow average-1.4
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
90
46
44
Year 4
89
48
41
Year 5
89
44
45
Year 6
92
45
47
Year 2023-2024

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