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EnglandEast of EnglandBasildonSS15 6QSMerrylands Primary School
Primary

Merrylands Primary School

Primary

Basildon · Basildon · SS15 6QS www.merrylandsprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
546
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
546
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
546
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Merrylands Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+1pp
68%60%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
546
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Cumberland Drive, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6QS
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2553%3%73%25%72%8%62%13%85%72%104.0101.0103.012%546
2023/2452%6%59%16%76%13%60%11%84%60%101.0100.0102.09%556
2022/2363%5%71%20%88%7%75%22%85%73%103.0103.0104.0-3.50+0.00-1.907%514
2018/1967%8%72%23%87%16%81%22%89%82%104.0104.0107.0-0.20+0.60-0.505%516
2017/1868%11%78%24%84%25%79%25%89%84%104.0104.0107.0-1.10+1.00-0.40539

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
2024/2554623.912%26%24%6%19%
2023/2455624.69%29%25%6%16%
2022/2351424.67%24%24%7%21%
2021/2248822.55%22%27%6%22%
2020/2148420.37%16%26%
2018/1951621.25%16%28%5%9%
2017/1823.84%9%
2016/1755724.16%15%33%

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