Meryfield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 145351
- Address
- Theobald Street, WD6 4PA
- Website
- www.meryfield.herts.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 432 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 47.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 39.4%
Other White 28.7%
Mixed 10.6%
African 6.3%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 3.7%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Meryfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 30 16 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 30 25 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 3 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 4 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 5 | 49 23 26 |
| Year 6 | 51 26 25 |