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Merefield School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Westminster Drive
 Southport
 Merseyside PR8 2QZ
Telephone: 01704 577163

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 3-19)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Merefield School
Trust: Southport Learning Trust
Sponsor: Southport Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Joanne Sharpe (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Peter Chadwick
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 16.55 / 41.02
Non-teaching Staff*: 47.36
Number of pupils: 116
Pupils Per Teacher: 7.0
Sex: Mixed (75% boys / 25% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 59.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 18.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Sefton
Constituency: Southport
Electoral Ward: Ainsdale
School Number: 3437006

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th June 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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