Merton Bank Primary School
Roper Street, St Helens, WA9 1EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 104784
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0174422104
About this school
Merton Bank Primary School is a community primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Merton Bank Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 41% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 55% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 45% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 27% | 41% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 97.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Merton Bank 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 | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Merton Bank Primary School compares
Merton Bank Primary School ranked 51st of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 8.3% | 55.1% | 193 | — |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | 63% | 4.9% | 32.9% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 44% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| Allanson Street Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 50.7% | 454 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 381 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashurst Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 216 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report4 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.1%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.33%
- Persistent absence
- 26.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens0.5 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Allanson Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Merseyside
-
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Ashurst Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
Merton Bank Primary School ranks 36th of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Ashurst Primary School Primary
- Bleak Hill Primary School Primary
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Mill Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Eaves Primary School Primary
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primary
- Grange Valley Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primary
- Legh Vale Primary School Primary
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Merton Bank Primary School teach?
- Merton Bank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Merton Bank Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Merton Bank Primary School is Mrs Rebecca King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merton Bank Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Merton Bank Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Merton Bank Primary School?
- Merton Bank Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Merton Bank Primary School full?
- Merton Bank Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 193 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Merton Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Merton Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Merton Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Merton Bank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Merton Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Merton Bank Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- Merton Bank Primary School ranked 51st of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Merton Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Merton Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Merton Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merton Bank 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 29 June 2026.