Mercenfeld Primary School
Oakfield Avenue, Markfield, LE67 9WG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirstie Randle
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 324
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 139441
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530243151
About this school
Mercenfeld Primary School is a primary academy in Markfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 51 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 69% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Mercenfeld 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 272 |
| 2023/24 | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mercenfeld Primary School compares
Mercenfeld Primary School ranked 88th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.5% | 17% | 235 | — |
| Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School | 47% | 6.3% | 25.3% | 93 | 1.4 miles |
| Newtown Linford Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 116 | 1.8 miles |
| Thornton Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 27.9% | 129 | 1.9 miles |
| Martinshaw Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 197 | 2.3 miles |
| Ratby Primary School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 359 | 2.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 8.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Markfield
-
Newtown Linford Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thornton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Martinshaw Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Ratby Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Markfield
- Stanton Under Bardon Community Primary School Primary
- South Charnwood High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mercenfeld Primary School teach?
- Mercenfeld Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Markfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Mercenfeld Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mercenfeld Primary School is Mrs Kirstie Randle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mercenfeld Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mercenfeld 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 big is Mercenfeld Primary School?
- Mercenfeld Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mercenfeld Primary School full?
- Mercenfeld Primary School has capacity for 324 pupils and 235 on roll (73%), 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 Mercenfeld Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mercenfeld Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mercenfeld Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mercenfeld Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Mercenfeld Primary School?
- Mercenfeld Primary School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mercenfeld Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mercenfeld Primary School rank locally?
- Mercenfeld Primary School ranked 88th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mercenfeld Primary School's absence rate?
- Mercenfeld Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mercenfeld Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mercenfeld 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 1 July 2026.