Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024
Overview of Merton Bank Primary School · Primary · St. Helens
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28% | 0% | 41% | 7% | 62% | 0% | 45% | 0% | 76% | 48% | 97.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 0% | 55% | 10% | 69% | 14% | 45% | 3% | 72% | 41% | 101.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 217 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 0% | 63% | 17% | 72% | 10% | 57% | 3% | 72% | 27% | 102.0 | 98.0 | 95.0 | -0.50 | +2.60 | -3.00 | 18% | 219 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 9% | 73% | 18% | 86% | 18% | 77% | 23% | 77% | 77% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | +0.90 | +1.70 | +0.70 | 13% | 220 |
| 2017/18 | 38% | 3% | 38% | 10% | 76% | 17% | 62% | 10% | 72% | 62% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 | -3.70 | +1.70 | -2.70 | 10% | 216 |
| 2016/17 | 24% | 0% | 52% | 0% | 80% | 0% | 36% | 0% | 76% | 64% | 99.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 | -3.80 | +0.70 | -5.40 | 15% | 216 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 218 | 19.2 | 19% | 14% | 55% | 8% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 217 | 17.4 | 20% | 12% | 59% | 7% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 219 | 14.6 | 18% | 10% | 62% | 7% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 209 | 18.9 | 16% | 8% | 60% | 7% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 216 | 17.0 | 20% | 10% | 57% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 220 | 16.8 | 13% | 11% | 56% | 4% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 216 | 19.2 | 10% | 8% | 60% | 4% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 216 | 19.2 | 15% | 7% | 64% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.