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EnglandWest MidlandsShropshireSY2 6LEMereside Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

Shropshire · Shrewsbury · SY2 6LE http://www.meresideacademy.org.uk

Pupils
358
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
358
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityShropshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Mereside Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Shropshire

Finance£6582 spend / pupil£6551 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
67%
+15pp
67%60%52%
'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
7%
-4pp
11%7%2%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 69.53%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 24.32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.11
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.55
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
358
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Mereside, Springfield, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LE
Local authority
Shropshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%7%82%31%82%16%69%18%89%71%106.0103.0103.012%358
2023/2452%11%67%15%74%24%67%13%89%57%103.0102.0102.014%369
2022/2354%2%66%19%71%8%76%12%80%64%102.0103.0102.0-2.00-0.20-0.7015%378

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535822.912%6%18%5%13%
2023/2436929.314%6%21%5%16%
2022/2337823.315%6%22%5%13%
2021/2236421.415%5%22%7%21%
2020/2135921.916%5%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.