Meryfield Primary School is a primary school located in Borehamwood. 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 29/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is 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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Theobald Street, Borehamwood

School Information

Address: Theobald Street, Borehamwood, WD6 4PA
Website: www.meryfield.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 02089532106
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alexandra Gage
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145351

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.6
Maths
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meryfield Primary School
Theobald Street , WD6 4PA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Community Primary School
Aycliffe Road , WD6 4EP
2out of 4 767 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Cowley Hill School
Winstre Road , WD6 5DP
3out of 4 1,031 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Alban Crescent , WD6 5JF
3out of 4 1,163 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Brook Road , WD6 5HL
3out of 4 1,336 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertswood Academy
Cowley Hill , WD6 5LG
1out of 4 1,569 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Yavneh College
Hillside Avenue , WD6 1HL
4out of 4 1,913 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Studio Way , Elstree WD6 5NN
2out of 4 1,993 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radlett Preparatory School Limited
Kendal Hall , Watling Street WD7 7LY
- not rated 1,589 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Haberdashers' Aske Boys School
Butterfly Lane , Elstree WD6 3AF
- not rated 2,214 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Address
Aldenham Rd , Elstree WD6 3BT
- not rated 2,214 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Aldenham Foundation
Elstree , WD6 3AJ
- not rated 3,092 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.