Merley First School
Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · BH21 1SD · URN 141794
Exam results
No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 28.0 pupils per class
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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 1.4% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 11.6% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 14.8pupils per adult
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 22.5pupils per teacher
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 90.2% 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
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- Broadstone First School1.8 miles awayOfsted Good
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School3.0 miles awayOfsted not published
- Elm Academy3.0 miles awayOfsted not published
- Heathlands Primary Academy3.2 miles awayOfsted Good
- Canford Heath Infant School3.2 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- Canford Heath Junior School3.2 miles awayOfsted Good
Common questions about Merley First School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Merley First School Good at its inspection on 29/11/2023.
- Where is the school and which authority runs it?
- Merley First School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, postcode BH21 1SD (URN 141794).
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