Merrydale Infant School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Merrydale Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in Leicester, East Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 334 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
53%Boys
47%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 7
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 334
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Primary Schools
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Bridge Junior School
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Falcons Primary School
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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
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