Merrydale Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Leicester
Merrydale Junior School is a primary school in Leicester for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Claydon Road, Leicester, LE5 0PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy, warm and welcoming school.”
- “The school’s values of belonging, excellence, aspiration and respect are very important to the whole school community.”
- “It is important to the school that new pupils feel welcomed and quickly belong in the community.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, the school has not identified the most important subject content that pupils need to know and remember.”
- “This sometimes means that this important content is not covered in sufficient detail and sometimes causes gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “The 2024 end of key stage 2 data highlighted several pupils did not meet the expected standards in reading and writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Merrydale Infant School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
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