Merrydale Junior School

State-Funded School

merrydale-junior-school-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester EastConstituency

LE5 0PLPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Merrydale Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 354 pupils. Merrydale Junior School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

12%

Asian

70%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

354

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

80%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 354
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Jan 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.