Merstham Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 145898
- Address
- Taynton Drive, RH1 3PU
- Website
- www.mersthamparkschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 601 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 69.4%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 5.7%
Unclassified 3.5%
Indian 3%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.6
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 74 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 72 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Merstham Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 76 81 |
| Year 8 | 145 64 81 |
| Year 9 | 114 62 52 |
| Year 10 | 95 60 35 |
| Year 11 | 90 48 42 |