Merriott Primary School
Church Street, Merriott, TA16 5PT
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by Merriott Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Bowery
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 123654
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Merriott Primary School was a community primary school in Merriott. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Merriott Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Merriott 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Merriott Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 77% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 7.6% | 145 | — |
| Merriott Primary School | 30% | 3% | 7.3% | 126 | 0.0 miles |
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 90 | 1.4 miles |
| West Chinnock Church School | — | 5.8% | 9.8% | 39 | 1.7 miles |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6% | 27.1% | 141 | 1.7 miles |
| Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School | 43% | 6.1% | 28.6% | 47 | 2.2 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merriott Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Merriott
-
Hinton St George Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Hinton St George
-
West Chinnock Church School1.7 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
-
Ashlands Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
-
Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
Other schools in Merriott
- Merriott Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Merriott Primary School teach?
- Merriott Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Merriott.
- Has Merriott Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merriott 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 Merriott Primary School?
- Merriott Primary School had 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are Merriott Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merriott 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 9 July 2024.