Mere School

Primary · Wiltshire · BA12 6EW · URN 126263

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-09Cohort 239

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 35

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 185 schools in Wiltshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
77%
Wiltshire 58.4%England 61%
18.6 percentage points above the area average of 58.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
Wiltshire 7.4%England 8%
1.6 percentage points above the area average of 7.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Wiltshire 105.39England 105
1.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Wiltshire 103.93England 105
3.1 above the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Wiltshire 104.26England 105
3.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31%
Wiltshire 23.8%England 32%
7.2 percentage points above the area average of 23.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
89%
Wiltshire 73%
16 percentage points above the area average of 73
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
89%
Wiltshire 69.4%
19.7 percentage points above the area average of 69.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
91%
Wiltshire 71.1%
19.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
35
Wiltshire 28
7.1 above the area average of 27.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wiltshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	77% Wiltshire 58.4%England 61%	18.6 percentage points above the area average of 58.4	16 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% Wiltshire 7.4%England 8%	1.6 percentage points above the area average of 7.4	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Wiltshire 105.39England 105	1.6 above the area average of 105.4	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Wiltshire 103.93England 105	3.1 above the area average of 103.9	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Wiltshire 104.26England 105	3.7 above the area average of 104.3	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	31% Wiltshire 23.8%England 32%	7.2 percentage points above the area average of 23.8	1 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	89% Wiltshire 73%	16 percentage points above the area average of 73	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	89% Wiltshire 69.4%	19.7 percentage points above the area average of 69.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	91% Wiltshire 71.1%	19.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	35 Wiltshire 28	7.1 above the area average of 27.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Wiltshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 19.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 17.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 77% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 90% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Mere School Good at its inspection on 09/11/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Mere School is a primary school in Wiltshire, postcode BA12 6EW (URN 126263).
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