Meryfield Primary School

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KS2 combined fell by 12ppWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2023/24Ofsted: Nov 2011Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,786.73

2022/23

Staff costs % of income

77.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

18.6%

of income

In-year balance

+0.6%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 12pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 69% to 57%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 November 2011 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)71.0%
Expected standard (writing)73.0%
Expected standard (maths)67.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.58.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

435

Capacity

480 (91%)

Free school meals

23.4%

English additional lang.

48.3%

Ethnicity

White British 38.6%Asian 9.8%Black 7.1%Mixed 11.9%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.6%

Age range: 311

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

19.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

21.4

Mean salary

£48,907

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

12.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 344 pupils