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, Theobald Street, WD6 4PA
- Website
- www.meryfield.herts.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 435 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 48.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 38.6%
Other White 28.3%
Mixed 11.9%
African 5.1%
Indian 4.8%
Other Asian 3.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 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 57%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Meryfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 33 18 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 5 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 31 28 |
| Year 1 | 54 29 25 |
| Year 2 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 3 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 5 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 6 | 49 23 26 |