Merley First School is a Community School located in Wimborne, Dorset, teaching Primary students aged between 5 and 9 years of age.
The school operates under the Poole local authority.
Merley First School was inspected by Ofsted on 12 July 2011.
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School Information
| School name | Merley First School |
| Headteacher | Ms Sally Birley |
| Number of pupils | 298 |
| Type of school | Community School |
| Phase of education | Primary |
| Ages | 5 - 9 |
| Local authority | Poole |
| Parliamentary constituency | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
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| Postcode | BH21 1SD |
| Location | Colehill |
| Town | Merley |
| County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Poole |
| Ward Name | Merley and Bearwood |
| Area Type | Unitary Authority |
| Coordinates | 50.786302,-1.972314 |
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Overview
Data: OS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.
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REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT
INADEQUATE
Primary Schools | Ofsted Rating | Distance |
| Merley First School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 0 mi | |
| St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1 mi | |
| Wimborne First School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.3 mi | |
| Hayeswood First School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.7 mi | |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wimborne, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.7 mi | |
| Colehill First School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.8 mi | |
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.9 mi | |
| Broadstone First School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.9 mi | |
| Pamphill Voluntary Controlled Church of England First School, North Dorset | 2 mi | |
| Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Christchurch | 2.1 mi | |
Secondary Schools | Ofsted Rating | Distance |
| Allenbourn Middle School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.3 mi | |
| Broadstone Middle School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.6 mi | |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Colehill, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.7 mi | |
| Corfe Hills School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 1.9 mi | |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, North Dorset | 1.9 mi | |
| Lockyer's Middle School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 2 mi | |
| Poole Grammar School, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 2.2 mi | |
| Magna Academy, Mid Dorset and North Poole | 2.6 mi | |
| LeAF Studio, Bournemouth West | 2.7 mi | |
| Oak Academy, Bournemouth West | 2.8 mi | |
OFSTED Ratings Explained
Outstanding: The school provides the highest quality education and care for children, and will not be inspected again unless concerns are raised.
Good: The school provides for all their pupils' educational needs, and prepare them well for the next stage of their lives.
Requires Improvement: The school provides an acceptable quality of education and care for children, but will have areas where they could improve.
Inadequate: The school is failing to provide an acceptable quality of education and care for children, and will need to make significant improvements immediately.
Data: Ofsted © 2021, last updated Jan 2020.
2020 | £ |
2019 | £ |
2018 | £ |
2017 | £ |
2016 | £ |
2015 | £ |
2014 | £ |
Detached | £495,262 |
Semi-Detached | £299,089 |
Terraced | £266,498 |
Flats | £283,338 |
Detached | 49% |
Semi-Detached | 24% |
Terraced | 13% |
Flats | 12% |
Bedsits | 1% |
Data: ONS licensed under the Open Government Licence v30, Last updated Jun 2020. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Social Grade | BH21 1SD | UK |
AB | 30% | 27% |
C1 | 34% | 28% |
C2 | 21% | 20% |
DE | 14% | 25% |
Occupation | BH21 1SD | UK |
Managerial/Directors | 10% | 11% |
Professionals | 22% | 20% |
Associate Professionals | 11% | 14% |
Admin/Secretarial | 16% | 10% |
Skilled Trades | 12% | 11% |
Caring, Leisure & Service | 9% | 9% |
Sales & Customer Service | 8% | 8% |
Plant & Machine Operatives | 4% | 6% |
Elementary Occupations | 7% | 11% |
Ethnicity | BH21 1SD | UK |
White | 99% | 86% |
Mixed | 1% | 2.2% |
Asian | 1% | 7.5% |
Black | 0% | 3.4% |
Arabic/Other | 0% | 0.6% |
Marital Status | BH21 1SD | UK |
Single | 22% | 35% |
Married | 55% | 47% |
Civil Partnership | 0% | 0.2% |
Divorced | 11% | 9% |
Data: ONS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.
Crimes (Last 12 Months) | BH21 1SD | UK |
Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 36 |
Burglaries | 2 | 11 |
Robberies | 0 | 2 |
Theft | 6 | 19 |
Vehicle Crimes | 4 | 12 |
Possession of Weapons | 0 | 12 |
Violent Crimes | 22 | 51 |
Drug Offences | 0 | 5 |
Criminal Damage & Arson | 13 | 15 |
| Police Force | Dorset Police |
| Type | Territorial police force |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Officers | 1,486 |
| Budget | £107.8 |
| Area Size | 2,653 hectares |
| Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
Data: ONS © Police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated Jan 2020.
The Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency is located in Dorset, and has a total population of 81,003, of which 65,427 (80.8%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency in 2019 was 75%, higher than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.
| Constituency | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Member of Parliament | MP |
| Constituency Type | County |
| Result | Con hold |
| Declaration Date/Time | 12/13/2019 4:48:00 AM |
| GE2019 Result | Con hold |
| First Party | Con |
| Second Party | LD |
| Electorate | 65427 |
| Valid Votes | 48930 |
| Winning Majority | 14898 |
| EU Leave % | 58% |
Council Offices
Furzehill
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 4HN
PHONE: 01202 886 201
East Dorset District Council assist with matters such as council tax, housing, private problems such as neighbour disputes, landlord problems or issues such as refuse collections or street repairs. Many council websites allow you to use online services 24 hours a day.
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Ofsted Report
How good is this school?
Outstanding - Merley First School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Behaviour and safety of pupils:
Good - Merley First School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Overall leadership and management grade:
Outstanding - Merley First School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Overall quality of the teaching provided:
Outstanding - Merley First School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
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| Merley First School | Ofsted Report |
| Inspection Start Date | 12 July 2011 |
| Inspection End Date | 13 July 2011 |
| Inspection Type | S5 Inspection |
| Overall | 1 - Outstanding |
| Achievement | 1 - Outstanding |
| Behaviour & Safety | 2 - Good |
| Quality of Teaching | 1 - Outstanding |
| Leadership & Management | 1 - Outstanding |
| Category of Concern | |
| Warning Notice | 0 |
Full Ofsted Report
You can view the full report by clicking on the Ofsted website athttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/114884.
About Ofsted Reports
Ofsted carry out full regulatory inspections of schools and educational institutions throughout England. Reporting to the UK government, Ofsted are both impartial and independent, and inspect institutions that care for young people and children, as well as organisations that provide education or skills for people of all ages.
Ofsted inspects education providers, children's services and organisations that provide education or skills. One or more Ofsted inspectors visit a provider to inspect the quality of teaching, the levels of achievement that pupils achieve, the behaviour of those who are in attendance, and the effectiveness of teaching that schools provide to their pupils.
A typical Ofsted report will contain information about how well their inspectors think that a school is performing, as well as ways that it can improve certain areas. It also includes data on how well students are performing, both in their general education and their well-being. In addition, Ofsted inspectors will include feedback from parents and carers about their views and opinions of the school.
In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:
- Grade 1 - Outstanding
- Grade 2 - Good
- Grade 3 - Requires improvement
- Grade 4 - Inadequate
Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.
Other Resources
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Department for Education performance tables
Full school performance tables for Merley First School, including year-on-year comparisons, KS4 exam results, pupil progress, exam entries, vocational and academic progress for attending pupils at this school/establishment.
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Edubase School Data
School characteristics, SEN/PRU characteristics, quality indicators and school census data (number and age of boys/girls etc) from the Department for Education's EduBase, providing information on compulsory, higher & further education.
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Ofsted Parent View
How happy are children and pupils at Merley First School? How safe do parents think this school is? Does this school deal with bullying effectively? 'Parent View' gives you the opinions of parents of children at this school.
Ofsted Parent View
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