The Merton Primary School is a primary school located in Leicester. 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 26/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cherry Drive, Leicester

School Information

Address: Cherry Drive, Leicester, LE7 2PT
Website: www.merton.leics.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162608150
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Matthew Lee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138818

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 201

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Merton Primary School
Cherry Drive , Syston LE7 2PT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy
Upper Church Street , Syston LE7 1HR 		3out of 4 1,444 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Ellis Catholic Primary School, Thurmaston
Barkby Thorpe Lane , Thurmaston LE4 8GP 		3out of 4 1,591 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Pochin School
School Lane , Barkby LE7 3QL 		4out of 4 1,657 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastfield Primary School
Eastfield Road , Thurmaston LE4 8FP 		4out of 4 1,667 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 1,626 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wreake Valley Academy
Parkstone Road , Syston LE7 1LY 		2out of 4 1,656 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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