Merstham Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 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
- 668 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 68.6%
Mixed 8%
Other White 5.5%
Indian 3.7%
African 2.7%
Unclassified 2.7%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.92
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 89 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Merstham Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 73 78 |
| Year 8 | 166 83 83 |
| Year 9 | 144 63 81 |
| Year 10 | 115 62 53 |
| Year 11 | 92 59 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 2.2% 3.0% |