St Meryl School | Primary in Watford, Three Rivers | Ofsted & DfE

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

227

Pupils · 2024/25

49%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/06/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of St Meryl School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

57%

+7pp

87%67%46%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

17%

+10pp

23%12%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

23%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

33%

Science expected standard

73%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

227

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

49%

FSM eligible

11%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

The Mead, Carpenders Park, Watford, WD19 5BT

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.stmeryl.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

02084281695

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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	57%	17%	67%	27%	70%	23%	73%	33%	73%	63%	104.0	104.0	101.0	—	—	—	12%	227
2023/24	50%	7%	70%	23%	80%	13%	70%	17%	87%	67%	104.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	14%	232
2022/23	53%	0%	83%	27%	53%	0%	87%	37%	80%	70%	106.0	106.0	105.0	-0.20	-5.40	+0.70	15%	232
2018/19	87%	23%	87%	43%	87%	33%	90%	33%	90%	80%	107.0	107.0	107.0	+1.10	+1.50	+0.00	10%	238
2017/18	46%	7%	86%	14%	89%	25%	46%	18%	89%	71%	105.0	102.0	105.0	+0.90	+2.90	-1.70	12%	231
2016/17	60%	17%	70%	23%	83%	40%	77%	27%	80%	70%	105.0	103.0	105.0	+0.50	+2.70	-1.10	11%	228

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	227	20.6	12%	49%	11%	5%	10%
2023/24	232	20.8	14%	45%	12%	5%	11%
2022/23	232	20.7	15%	42%	10%	6%	12%
2021/22	219	20.1	10%	42%	12%	6%	19%
2020/21	224	18.2	12%	38%	11%	—	—
2018/19	238	21.9	10%	39%	8%	3%	2%
2017/18	231	18.6	12%	34%	7%	4%	6%
2016/17	228	21.6	11%	29%	8%	4%	6%