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Hertfordshire County Council

School

St Meryl School

The Mead
Carpenders Park
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD19 5BT

Telephone: 02084 281695

Email: admin@stmeryl.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Craig Davies

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 774

DFE number: 919-2131

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 227

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

61

63

Number of places offered

30

31

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

22

Nearest School

8

Not Nearest School

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

13

Nearest School

12

Not Nearest School

5

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

Nearest school

470.79

Distance

None

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

527.25

Distance

1217.73

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 2 and Year 6

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for St Meryl School.

Ofsted report and rating for St Meryl School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Mary Hukin

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Pippa Bremner

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