Primary school

Merrydale Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Leicester
  • LE5 0PL
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2023

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East Midlands 63No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East Midlands 6No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East Midlands 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East Midlands 104No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
75 of 75 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7575
2nd181
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026334
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English83.3%
SEN support6.8%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils21.0%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

123.7% full · 270 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 11.2
  • Leadership 2.7
  • Teaching assistants 13.4
  • Other support 6.7

Teachers 13.9 FTE · Whole workforce 34.1 · 56 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,587
Spend per pupil£7,489
Staff spend per pupil£5,972
Reserve per pupil−£328
  • −£98,999revenue reserve
  • +£29,671in-year balance

Grants £7,494 · self-generated £93 · premises £370 per pupil