Merrydale Junior School, Leicester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Merrydale Junior School

Claydon Road, Leicester LE5 0PL

https://www.merrydalejuniors.com/

Merrydale Junior School is an academy. It has about 350 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. In October 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd. (Other schools in this trust include Mowmacre Hill Primary School, Braunstone Community Primary School, Woolden Hill Primary School, Fossebrook Primary School and Parkland Primary School South Wigston.)

Particular strengths include Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.0		Merrydale Infant School
0.3		St Barnabas CofE Primary School
0.5		North Mead Primary Academy
0.6		Falcons Primary School
0.6		Green Lane Infant School
0.7		Bridge Junior School
0.7		Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7		Catherine Infant School
0.9		Humberstone Junior School
0.9		Humberstone Infant Academy
0.9		Spinney Hill Primary School
0.9		Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is below average.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

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