Merton Bank Primary School is a primary school located in St Helens. 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 21/06/2017. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Roper Street, St Helens

School Information

Address: Roper Street, St Helens, WA9 1EJ
Website: www.mertonbank.st-helens.sch.uk/
Telephone: 0174422104
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Melanie Clark
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104784

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.9 to 3.7
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 4.3
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Merton Bank Primary School
Roper Street , WA9 1EJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Charles Street , WA10 1LW
4out of 4 960 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Charles Street , WA10 1LN
2out of 4 1,033 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Allanson Street Primary School
Gaskell Street , Parr WA9 1PL
3out of 4 1,093 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
Chain Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9QY
3out of 4 1,254 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School
Boardmans Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9BB
1out of 4 851 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Berrys Lane , Sutton WA9 3HE
3out of 4 2,030 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cowley International College
Hard Lane , WA10 6PN
3out of 4 2,580 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
- not rated 3,095 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
2out of 4 3,095 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helens College
Water Street , WA10 1PP
- not rated 1,775 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1BU
4out of 4 1,327 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Launchpad Centre
College Street , WA10 1UH
3out of 4 1,369 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB
3out of 4 1,437 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Pace
Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH
3out of 4 1,785 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.