Merton Bank Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Roper Street
 St Helens
 Merseyside WA9 1EJ
Telephone: 01744 22104

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from Merton Bank Junior School and Merton Bank Infant School

Staff and Pupils

Executive Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca King (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Melanie Clark
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11.35 / 12
Non-teaching Staff*: 16.18
Number of pupils: 218
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.2
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 55.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 30.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,430,845*
Income Per Pupil: £6,563
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: St. Helens
Electoral Ward: St Helens Town Centre
School Number: 3422068

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th May 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (0.7km) show on map
  2. Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens (1.0km) show on map
  3. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  4. Ashurst Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Allanson Street Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Mill Green School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Lansbury Bridge School (1.2km) show on map
  9. This Is My Education - TIME (1.2km) show on map
  10. Launchpad Centre (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Pace (1.6km) show on map
  13. St Helens College (1.7km) show on map
  14. St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  15. St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Broad Oak Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  18. Carr Mill Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  19. Robins Lane Community Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  20. Rivington Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  21. Sutton Oak CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  22. Legh Vale Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  23. Cowley International College (2.4km) show on map
  24. Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  25. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street (2.7km) show on map
  26. Outwood Academy Haydock (2.7km) show on map
  27. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  28. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  29. Eaves Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  30. Grange Valley Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  31. Thatto Heath Community Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  32. Sherdley Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  33. Bleak Hill Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  34. De La Salle School (3.5km) show on map
  35. The Sutton Academy (3.5km) show on map
  36. Billinge Chapel End Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  37. Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  38. St James' Church of England Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  39. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  40. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  41. Progress Arc Billinge School (3.9km) show on map
  42. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  43. Carmel College (3.9km) show on map
  44. Willow Tree Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  45. Nutgrove Methodist Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  46. Lyme Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  47. Eccleston Mere Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  48. St Julie's Catholic Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  49. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  50. Ash Meadow School (4.5km) show on map
  51. Burtonwood Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  52. St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge (4.6km) show on map
  53. Garswood Primary and Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  54. Sutton Manor Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  55. St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  56. The District CofE Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  57. St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy (5.3km) show on map
  58. Rainhill Community Nursery (5.3km) show on map
  59. Longton Lane Community Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  60. Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  61. Learn 4 Life School (5.5km) show on map
  62. St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy (5.6km) show on map
  63. Rectory CofE Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  64. Ascent Autism Specialist College (5.7km) show on map
  65. The Byrchall High School (5.7km) show on map
  66. St Ann's Church of England Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  67. Wargrave CofE Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  68. St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School (5.8km) show on map
  69. Evelyn Community Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  70. Rainhill High School (6.0km) show on map
  71. R L Hughes Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  72. Martha H School (6.0km) show on map
  73. Newton-le-Willows Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  74. Prescot Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  75. St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  76. Oakdene Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  77. Wargrave House School (6.1km) show on map
  78. Hope Academy (6.1km) show on map
  79. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  80. Cansfield High School (6.3km) show on map
  81. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  82. Tower College (6.3km) show on map
  83. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (6.3km) show on map
  84. St Luke's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  85. Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  86. St Thomas CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  87. St Peter's CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  88. Whiston Willis Primary Academy (6.7km) show on map
  89. Nicol Mere School (6.7km) show on map
  90. Rainford CofE Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  91. The Prescot School (6.9km) show on map
  92. St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  93. Barrow Hall Community Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  94. Landgate School, Bryn (7.1km) show on map
  95. Willow Bank School (7.2km) show on map
  96. Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  97. Rainford High School (7.2km) show on map
  98. St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary Schoo... (7.2km) show on map
  99. Great Sankey High School (7.2km) show on map
  100. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (7.3km) show on map
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