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St Meryl School

Community school · Watford · WD19 5BT

Ages 3–11 · 219 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-03-24

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
187

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

29

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill91%

219 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
219
Boys / girls
104 / 115
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
219 / 240 (91%)
Free school meals
11.1%
FSM pupils
22
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Craig Davies

Location

Address
The Mead, Carpenders Park
Postcode
WD19 5BT
Town
Watford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
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 Watford, Hertfordshire, 219 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.1%.

Open schools in Watford
52
Primary schools in Watford
36
Academies among open schools in Watford
37% (19)
Open schools in WD19
9
Primary in WD19
7
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

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 WatfordNear WD19

  • Warren Dell Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD19 7UZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM23.2%
    • Demand1.03

    0.6 miles away

  • Woodhall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD19 6QX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Oxhey Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD19 7SL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM27.6%
    • Demand0.83

    0.7 miles away

  • St Joseph Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Watford · WD19 7DW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand1.27

    0.8 miles away

  • Greenfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD19 6QH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM22.3%
    • Demand0.79

    1.0 miles away

  • Bromet Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD19 4SG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Grimsdyke School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Pinner · HA5 4QE · Harrow

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.16

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Craig Davies
Telephone
02084281695
Website
www.stmeryl.herts.sch.uk/

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