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EnglandEast MidlandsCharnwoodLE7 2PTThe Merton Primary School
Primary

The Merton Primary School

Primary

Charnwood · Leicester · LE7 2PT www.merton.bepschools.org

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Merton Primary School · Primary · Leicestershire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-9pp
75%67%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-8pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Cherry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2PT
Local authority
Leicestershire
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
2024/2558%0%73%25%66%0%76%14%86%69%104.0104.0104.010%416
2023/2467%8%82%35%75%13%85%23%82%85%107.0105.0107.013%416
2022/2371%12%76%31%88%20%86%32%90%92%105.0106.0107.0+1.20+3.40+2.6013%411
2018/1969%2%81%14%76%5%88%43%91%88%104.0107.0109.0+0.30-1.80+2.5010%412
2017/1875%12%85%30%83%17%88%27%93%88%106.0107.0107.0-0.30-0.50+1.4012%412
2016/1755%9%61%16%79%25%70%14%80%66%102.0103.0103.0-1.80+1.40-1.6015%413

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
2024/2541627.910%5%11%4%6%
2023/2441627.713%5%11%5%9%
2022/2341124.313%7%9%4%6%
2021/2241427.112%5%8%5%9%
2020/2141422.89%4%10%
2018/1941226.910%6%12%3%6%
2017/1841225.312%6%12%4%7%
2016/1741324.215%6%14%4%6%

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