Merrow CofE Controlled Infant SchoolBoxgrove Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Guildford.

Summary of the comparison

Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School and Boxgrove Primary School are primary schools in Guildford.

  • Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Boxgrove Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Boxgrove Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School was judged Good and Boxgrove Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Boxgrove Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School versus Boxgrove Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GuildfordMerrow CofE Controlled Infant SchoolGuildfordBoxgrove Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking249th of 285 in Surrey 15th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll107 649
Capacity90 630
LocationGuildford, GU4 7EA Guildford, GU1 2TD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported66.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census107 649
Free school meals (ever 6)13.1% 7.7%
English as an additional language36.4% 18.2%
SEN support14.0% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% 4.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School

Boxgrove Primary School

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