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Meryfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Theobald Street, Theobald Street, Borehamwood WD6 4PA · meryfield.herts.sch.uk · 020 8953 2106
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 94% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 50%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117184)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Meryfield Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 40
- 9% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied