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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 0PLMerrydale Junior School
Primary

Merrydale Junior School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 0PL www.merrydalejuniors.com

Pupils
359
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
77%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
77%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Merrydale Junior School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
67%
+16pp
67%56%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
359
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
77%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Claydon Road, Leicester, LE5 0PL
Local authority
Leicester
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%2%74%28%71%2%71%33%70%79%104.0105.0106.016%359
2023/2451%0%63%22%56%1%72%28%61%72%103.0104.0105.016%360
2022/2350%0%65%22%66%0%65%23%63%70%103.0103.0103.0-1.40-1.40-0.5018%353
2018/1946%2%49%12%70%7%66%12%82%69%100.0102.0105.0-0.70+1.40+0.6016%359
2017/1844%0%57%16%60%0%61%13%66%72%101.0101.0104.0+0.20-1.60+0.10366

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
2024/2535916%77%32%6%17%
2023/2436024.716%74%32%6%16%
2022/2335325.218%70%31%6%19%
2021/2236421.216%67%32%7%20%
2020/2135921.515%60%29%
2018/1935922.716%65%28%4%10%
2017/1820.64%11%
2016/1736416.915%52%37%

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