Merton Infant School and Nursery
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B80
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Merton Junior School
Romsey Close, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
Local ranking275th of 411 primary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
360
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 10 November 2022.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 46.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 3.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 57.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 56.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 56.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 100.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 61
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 261
- Boys
- 129 (53%)
- Girls
- 116 (47%)
- Capacity
- 360 (68% full)
- SEND
- 30.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.9%
- EAL
- 32.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.9%
- SEN Support
- 23.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,283/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 9.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 62.1%
- White Other: 8.1%
- Black African: 8.1%
- Asian Indian: 6.5%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
62.1%
White British
8.1%
White Other
8.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Romsey Close
Basingstoke, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116001
- UKPRN
- 10079100
- Establishment No.
- 2268
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