Merton Bank Primary School
Community school in St Helens, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 193 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 236 |
| Free school meals | 51.40% |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Roper Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1EJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.mertonbank.st-helens.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 0174422104 |
| URN | 104784 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 18 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 November 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Allanson Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Ashurst Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Broad Oak Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in St. Helens
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