Merrylands Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Basildon, Essex
SS15 6QS
Composite score
38.0

Merrylands Primary School at a glance

Located in Basildon, Essex, Merrylands Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 546 pupils aged 2 to 11. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Merrylands Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#11,560
National rank
#1249
In East of England
#319
In Essex
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
53%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 546 % FSM ever-6 24.4% % EAL 26.2% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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