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Mereside Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Mereside, Springfield, Shrewsbury SY2 6LE · meresideacademy.org.uk · 01743 356283
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 364
- 87% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% 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 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 74 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135788)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Mereside Church of England Primary Academy was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135788), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135788)
Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135788)
Dec 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135788)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 70
- 19% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (20%) with SEND