Merriott Primary School

About Merriott Primary School

Merriott Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 23 applications for just 15 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.53. Sixteen of those applicants put the school as their first preference, and all 15 places went to first-preference families. That kind of demand suggests parents who get a place tend to be very satisfied. The school is a small, state-funded primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 5 to 11, with a total roll of 137 children — actually above its official capacity of 120, which is another sign of its draw. Headteacher Lois Bowery leads a school that, in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023, was rated Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The previous inspection, back in December 2010, also rated it Good overall, so the school has held a consistent standard over time.

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