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Merriott Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Church Street, Merriott TA16 5PT · merriottfirstschool.co.uk · 0146072547
On the mapSearch near TA16 5PT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 30%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 126
- 6 over 120 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 23 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼30% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼101 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Merriott Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123654)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123654), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123654)
Before September 2019
Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123654)
Sept 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123654)