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Merstham Primary School

Redhill, RH1 3AZ · Surrey · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2022 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
2.3/10 Below average

199th of 203 primary schools in Surrey we can score, 298 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.3/10 against 4,017 of them, against 0.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 34.0 · 5 40% 0.19
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 34.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. No pupils reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2022. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.7 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Recorder club and School Choir, with opportunities for Young Voices at the O2 and the GLF Music Festival. Year 5 pupils participate in a swimming programme, while Year 6 pupils take part in outdoor adventurous activities. The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 236 pupils in a building with 300 places, leaving 64 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in core subjects? What specific activities are included in the Year 6 outdoor adventurous programme? How does the school maintain its Good Ofsted rating following the 2022 inspection?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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