Merrydale Infant SchoolSt Barnabas CofE Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
Merrydale Infant School and St Barnabas CofE Primary School are primary schools in Leicester.
Merrydale Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Barnabas CofE Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Merrydale Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Merrydale Infant School was judged Good and St Barnabas CofE Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Barnabas CofE Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterMerrydale Infant School | LeicesterSt Barnabas CofE Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 77th of 81 in Leicester | 43rd of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 334 | 335 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 338 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE5 0PL | Leicester, LE5 4BD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 353 | 333 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.1% | 18.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 83.3% | 84.7% | |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 8.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% | 14.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Merrydale Infant School
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
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