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Merriott Primary School

Community school · Merriott · TA16 5PT

Ages 5–11 · 145 pupils · Somerset

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
133

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
24
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill120%

145 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
145
Boys / girls
70 / 75
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
145 / 120 (121%)
Free school meals
5.5%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lois Bowery

Location

Address
Church Street
Postcode
TA16 5PT
Town
Merriott
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Merriott, Somerset, 145 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.5%.

Open schools in Merriott
1
Primary schools in Merriott
1
Academies among open schools in Merriott
100% (1)
Open schools in TA16
1
Primary in TA16
1
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lois Bowery

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