Merefield School is a school located in Southport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.9%, which is 5.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westminster Drive, Southport

School Information

Address: Westminster Drive, Southport, PR8 2QZ
Website: http://www.merefieldschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01704577163
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Chadwick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104979

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 103
Number of Pupils: 104
Number of Boys: 79
Number of Girls: 25

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.9 Confidence interval -10.8 to -1
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -10 to -0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -9.4 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:90
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shoreside Primary School
Westminster Drive , PR8 2QZ 		2out of 4 277 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
Meadow Lane , Ainsdale PR8 3RS 		3out of 4 1,152 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School
Sandbrook Road , Ainsdale PR8 3JE 		4out of 4 1,207 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT 		3out of 4 2,475 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merefield School
Westminster Drive , PR8 2QZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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