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Merryhills Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onEnfield, EN2 7RE

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

626

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Merryhills Primary School is a Community school primary school in Enfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Merryhills Primary School is a community school in Enfield, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 626 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 71 primaries in Enfield and #254 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 12.9%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading92% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.1

0.7 to 3.3

3.0

Write

LA 1.0

1.7 to 4.2

2.5

Maths

LA 0.9

1.3 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths99% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

0.3 to 2.9

1.8

Write

LA 0.1

0.6 to 3.0

2.3

Maths

LA 0.3

1.2 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing88% LA 76%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 2.2

Write

LA 0.7

1.8 to 4.2

2.8

Maths

LA 0.4

1.7 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-07

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 619 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	619	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	626	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	623	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	628	6	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	630	7	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	628	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	628	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	626	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	632	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	632	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	632	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	629	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	625	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	628	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	630	4	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	628	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	627	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	628	2	0.3%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	626	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	624	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	627	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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