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Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

School Lane, Bushey WD23 1ST · merryhill.org.uk · 020 8950 2166

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
166
92% of 180 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
12.3%
First language not English
23.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 51 (Places 60)51September 2023: 56 (Places 60)56September 2024: 42 (Places 52)42September 2025: 31 (Places 45)31September 2026: 43 (Places 54)43Places 54
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202654430.8100%
September 2025Sept 202545310.7100%
September 2024Sept 202452420.8100%
September 2023Sept 202360560.998%
September 2022Sept 202260510.984%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 20220.97 mi1.56 km

Every applicant was offered a place (56 allocations for 60 places).

Every applicant was offered a place (47 allocations for 60 places).

Ofsted

Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
5 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • May 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
96%
Replies
102
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (12%) with SEND

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