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Merton Bank Primary School

Community school · St Helens · WA9 1EJ

Ages 3–11 · 193 pupils · St. Helens

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-08

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
180

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 fill82%

193 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
193
Boys / girls
100 / 93
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
193 / 236 (82%)
Free school meals
51.4%
FSM pupils
92
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca King

Location

Address
Roper Street
Postcode
WA9 1EJ
Town
St Helens
County
Merseyside
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
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 3–11, in St Helens, St. Helens, 193 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 51.4%.

Open schools in St Helens
53
Primary schools in St Helens
38
Academies among open schools in St Helens
25% (13)
Open schools in WA9
22
Primary in WA9
16
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80
Primary in St. Helens LA
54

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 St HelensNear WA9

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    St Helens · WA10 1LN · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Allanson Street Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Merseyside · WA9 1PL · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM44.5%
    • Demand1.17

    0.6 miles away

  • Ashurst Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · WA11 9QJ · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM27.5%
    • Demand1.03

    0.7 miles away

  • St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Helens · WA10 2HS · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

  • Broad Oak Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 2JE · St. Helens

    Ages 2–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM60.3%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca King
Telephone
0174422104
Website
www.mertonbank.st-helens.sch.uk/

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