Merley First School
Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1SD
Local ranking50th of 64 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
300
Capacity
5-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 287
- Boys
- 153 (53%)
- Girls
- 134 (47%)
- Capacity
- 300 (96% full)
- SEND
- 12.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.1%
- EAL
- 1.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.7%
- SEN Support
- 11.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £4,993/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.4%
- Persistent Absence
- 2.9%
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
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- White British: 87.9%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Black Caribbean: 1.0%
87.9%
White British
2.0%
White Other
2.0%
Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141794
- UKPRN
- 10048984
- Establishment No.
- 2180
- Trust
- INITIO LEARNING TRUST