Primary school

Merriott Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • TA16 5PT
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,631 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2023/24: top 61%61%2024/25: top 98%

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM30% · South West 62%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · South West 6%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · South West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South West 104Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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Expected standard, RWM
2023/24: 58% · 19 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 30% · 23 pupils · South West 62%58%30%
Higher standard, RWM
2023/24: 5% · 19 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 4% · 23 pupils · South West 6%5%4%
Reading score
2023/24: 104 · 19 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 100 · 23 pupils · South West 105104100
Maths score
2023/24: 103 · 19 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 23 pupils · South West 10410399

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd50
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026126
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.3%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support18.3%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.0%
Persistently absent pupils1.6%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

105% full · 120 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.1
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 1

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 16.2 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,650
Spend per pupil£11,000
Staff spend per pupil£8,591
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£48,000in-year balance

Grants £11,139 · self-generated £555 · premises £650 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £1,552,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it