Merryhills Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Enfield
Bincote Road, Enfield, EN2 7RE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
9.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
618
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
630 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
85 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
308
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 85 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 5 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 55 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 80 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 308 | 90 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Enfield lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Enfield council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
2.02 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
310 applications · 90 places
Places given by distance after priority groups; 15 refused.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Fran Worby
- Address
- Bincote Road, Enfield, EN2 7RE
- Phone
- 02083631403
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Ward / constituency
- Ridgeway · Enfield North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150114
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST
618 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 545 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 90% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 30% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 2 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Enfield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.