Merrylands Primary School is a primary school located in Basildon. 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 17/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cumberland Drive, Basildon

School Information

Address: Cumberland Drive, Basildon, SS15 6QS
Website: www.merrylandsprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01268417893
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143205

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 490
Number of Pupils: 484
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 261

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merrylands Primary School
Cumberland Drive , Laindon SS15 6QS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Great Berry Primary School
Great Berry Primary School, Forest Glade , Langdon Hills SS16 6SG 		4out of 4 1,071 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Phoenix Primary School
Leinster Road , Laindon SS15 5NQ 		4out of 4 1,146 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lincewood Primary School
Berry Lane , Langdon Hills SS16 6AZ 		3out of 4 1,295 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millhouse Primary School
Tavistock Road , Laindon SS15 5QF 		3out of 4 1,382 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road , SS15 5NX 		3out of 4 1,365 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA 		3out of 4 3,279 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Children's Support Service Langdon Hills Basildon
High Road , Langdon Hills SS16 6HG 		3out of 4 1,292 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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