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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: 232

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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

30

30

Number of applications made

81

61

Number of places offered

29

30

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

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

11

Nearest School

8

Not Nearest School

10

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

527.25

Distance

1217.73

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

Nearest school

586.73

Distance

5155.57

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 1

Updated: 3 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 St Meryl School.

Ofsted report and rating for St Meryl School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Pippa Bremner

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