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Merrylands Primary School

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

personMrs Rachel Robinson

corporate_fareBERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBasildon, SS15 6QS

language Visit Website phone 1268417893

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

514

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Merrylands Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Basildon, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Merrylands Primary School is an academy converter in Basildon, Essex, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 546 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #304 of 387 primaries in Essex and #11,270 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths62% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.1

-5.1 to -1.9

0.0

Write

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 1.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.4 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 1.2

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 1.8

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2.2

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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11 July 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-07-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-28

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 546 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	546	4	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	552	5	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	555	6	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	556	12	2.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	557	8	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	531	3	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	514	3	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	513	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	487	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	469	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	480	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	484	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	474	3	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	469	4	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	463	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	517	12	2.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	516	8	1.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	510	7	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	543	9	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	539	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	548	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	546	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	557	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	549	0	0.0%	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Merrylands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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