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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Merry Hill Infant School & Nursery

School Lane
Bushey
Hertfordshire
WD23 1ST

Telephone: 02089 502166

Email: admin@merryhill.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Melissa Adams

School type: Infant Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 676

DFE number: 919-2014

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 211

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

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
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

173

157

Number of places offered

60

56

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

12

Not Nearest School

15

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

23

Nearest School

16

Not Nearest School

21

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

535.11

Distance

6251.75

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

527.41

Distance

2339.86

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 Reception and Year 2

Updated: 4 December 2024

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 Merry Hill Infant School & Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for Merry Hill Infant School & Nursery.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Saunders

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Elizabeth Hawkins

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