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The Merton Primary School

Cherry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2PT

Local ranking30th of 225 primary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
66.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
69.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
416
Boys
213 (51%)
Girls
203 (49%)
Capacity
420 (99% full)
SEND
9.6%
FSM Eligible
11.1%
EAL
5.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.2%
SEN Support
8.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
27.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.9
Budget per Pupil
£5,481/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.5%
  • Asian Indian: 10.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • White Other: 1.0%
  • Other: 0.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.5%

81.5%

White British

10.1%

Asian Indian

2.2%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138818
UKPRN
10038984
Establishment No.
2161
Trust
BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

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