Merrydale Infant School

Previous inspections

• 27 September 2022School inspection
  Report
• 7 February 2017Full inspectionGood
  Report
• 20 March 2012Full inspectionGood
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

353

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Free school meals

25%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

13.9

Teaching assistants (FTE)

13.4

Leadership (FTE)

2.7

Part-time teachers

20%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Merrydale Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Merrydale Infant School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 21 November 2023.

How do I apply for a place at Merrydale Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Merrydale Infant School?

Merrydale Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Merrydale Junior School, 70 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Merrydale Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Merrydale Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Merrydale Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Leicester, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.