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Merrydale Infant School

Community school · Leicester · LE5 0PL

Ages 3–7 · 334 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.1%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

85

Places offered

85

1st-preference offers

85

Total preferences (any rank)
122
Preferred offers (top 3)
85
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

334 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
334
Boys / girls
176 / 158
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
334 / 270 (124%)
Free school meals
17%
FSM pupils
46
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Tipple-Johnson

Location

Address
Claydon Road
Postcode
LE5 0PL
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 3–7, in Leicester, Leicester, 334 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE5

  • Merrydale Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 0PL · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM31.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 4BD · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM17.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • North Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 9DL · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM38.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Green Lane Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3GG · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Bridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3HH · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM21.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Falcons Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 0TA · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM19.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Shenton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3FP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Tipple-Johnson
Telephone
01162767593
Website
www.merrydale-inf.leicester.sch.uk

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