Merridale Primary School is a primary school located in Wolverhampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Aspen Way, Wolverhampton

School Information

Address: Aspen Way, Wolverhampton, WV3 0UP
Website: www.merridaleprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01902558760
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Lane
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104334

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 236
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 2.4 to 7.1
Writing
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix Nursery School
Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS
3out of 4 2,148 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Eastfield Nursery School
Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH
4out of 4 2,989 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merridale Primary School
Aspen Way , WV3 0UP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bantock Primary School
Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY
3out of 4 482 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
Great Brickkiln Street , WV3 0PR
2out of 4 512 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Graiseley Primary School
Pool Street , Graiseley Hill WV2 4NE
3out of 4 1,096 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy
Paget Road , WV6 0DT
3out of 4 1,191 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY
4out of 4 1,446 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU
3out of 4 1,504 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Edmunds Catholic Academy
Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU
3out of 4 1,668 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thomas Telford University Technical College
Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR
3out of 4 2,350 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG
3out of 4 2,475 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road , WV6 0DU
- not rated 1,300 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road , WV3 0EG
3out of 4 1,197 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Compton Road , WV3 9RB
- not rated 656 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton
The Way Youth Zone, School Street , WV3 0NR
- not rated 1,059 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL
4out of 4 1,406 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY
- not rated 1,615 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WV2 Education
434b Dudley Road , Blakenhall WV2 3AQ
- not rated 1,667 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.