Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery

About Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery

Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery sits within Hertfordshire, a local authority that includes 401 primary schools, 45 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good overall, though its early years provision remains Outstanding, a strength that carries forward from its previous inspection. Among its top-performing peers in the same authority are Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Harvey Road Primary School, both of which achieve the highest possible ranking score, alongside The Russell School, which scores 97. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Bushey Heath Primary School, roughly a kilometre away. Merry Hill is a state-funded, mixed-gender infant school and nursery for children aged three to seven, with a current roll of 192 pupils against a capacity of 180, meaning it is operating slightly above its intended size. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 111 applications for 45 places, with 31 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.47.

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