Merrydale Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Claydon Road
 Leicester
 Leicestershire LE5 0PL
Telephone: 0116 276 7708

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Merrydale Junior School
Trust: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
Sponsor: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Antony Corbett (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Catriona Mugglestone
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 14.6 / 18.02
Number of pupils: 359
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.6
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 31.80% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 89.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 94.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Leicester
Constituency: Leicester East
Electoral Ward: North Evington
School Number: 8562265

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd October 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

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  2. St Barnabas CofE Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  3. The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School (0.8km) show on map
  4. North Mead Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  5. Oakham House (0.9km) show on map
  6. Falcons Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Green Lane Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Jameah Boys Academy (1.0km) show on map
  9. Al-Aqsa Schools Trust (1.1km) show on map
  10. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  11. Bridge Junior School (1.1km) show on map
  12. Jameah Academy (1.1km) show on map
  13. Catherine Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  14. Shenton Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  15. Humberstone Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  16. Humberstone Infant Academy (1.4km) show on map
  17. Spinney Hill Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  18. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  19. Wyvern Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  20. Avanti Fields School (1.6km) show on map
  21. Catherine Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Rushey Mead Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  23. Gateway Sixth Form College (1.6km) show on map
  24. Charnwood Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.7km) show on map
  26. Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd (1.7km) show on map
  27. Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School (1.8km) show on map
  28. Coleman Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  29. Ash Field Academy (1.9km) show on map
  30. Taylor Road Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  31. Highfields Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  32. Crown Hills Community College (2.0km) show on map
  33. Soar Valley College (2.0km) show on map
  34. Keyham Lodge School (2.0km) show on map
  35. Spark Vale Academy (2.0km) show on map
  36. Rushey Mead Academy (2.0km) show on map
  37. Mayflower Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  38. Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy (2.1km) show on map
  39. Uplands Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  40. Mellor Community Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  41. Moat Community College (2.1km) show on map
  42. Darul Uloom Leicester (2.1km) show on map
  43. Evington Valley Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  44. Madani Girls' School (2.1km) show on map
  45. Madani Boys School (2.1km) show on map
  46. Al-Islamia Institute for Education (2.1km) show on map
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  69. Orchard Mead Academy (3.1km) show on map
  70. Netherhall Mead Academy (3.1km) show on map
  71. The City of Leicester College (3.1km) show on map
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  78. Miller House School (3.2km) show on map
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  80. The Children's Hospital School (3.4km) show on map
  81. WQE and Regent College Group (3.4km) show on map
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  84. Castle Mead Academy (3.6km) show on map
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  93. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  94. Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary ... (4.0km) show on map
  95. Eastfield Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  96. Leicester High School for Girls (4.0km) show on map
  97. Shaftesbury Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  98. Leicester Partnership School (4.1km) show on map
  99. Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  100. Mowmacre Hill Primary School (4.3km) show on map
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