Merryhills Primary School
Bincote Road, Enfield, EN2 7RE
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Merryhills Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Hudson
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 101999
- Local authority
- Enfield
About this school
Merryhills Primary School was a community primary school in Enfield. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 626 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Merryhills Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Merryhills Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Merryhills Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 12.1% | 626 | — |
| Merryhills Primary School | 90% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 618 | 0.0 miles |
| Grange Park Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 20.2% | 786 | 0.3 miles |
| Eversley Primary School | — | — | — | 629 | 0.6 miles |
| Chase Side Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 37.8% | 361 | 1.0 miles |
| One Degree Academy | 90% | 3.7% | 29.9% | 419 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.1%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merryhills Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Grange Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Eversley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Chase Side Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
One Degree Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
- Alma Primary School Primary
- Brimsdown Primary School Primary
- Bush Hill Park Primary School Primary
- Capel Manor Primary School Primary
- Carterhatch Infant School Primary
- Carterhatch Junior School Primary
- Chase Side Primary School Primary
- Chesterfield Primary School Primary
- Delta Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary School Primary
- Enfield Heights Academy Primary
- Forty Hill CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Merryhills Primary School teach?
- Merryhills Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Enfield.
- Has Merryhills Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merryhills Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Merryhills Primary School?
- Merryhills Primary School had 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Merryhills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Merryhills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merryhills Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.