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Schools similar to Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

Shropshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN 147106

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Method

HeadteacherChat intake matches; separate from DfE’s official groups.

Showing the closest 10 of 891 eligible schools.

1Market Harborough Church of England Academy

Leicestershire · ages 5 to 11 · URN141151

392 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 8 January 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: the same
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.96 percentage points higher
  • 28 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00743. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00000.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.96 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00192.
  • Total pupils: difference 28 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00714.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Kempsey Primary School

Worcestershire · ages 5 to 11 · URN144256

386 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 5 February 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 5.04 percentage points higher
  • 22 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00093. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00200.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.04 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01008.
  • Total pupils: difference 22 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00570.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3Cholsey Primary School

Oxfordshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN140279

332 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 3 July 2023
  • Overall effectiveness: Good
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: the same
  • First language other than English: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.62 percentage points higher
  • 32 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00778. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00000.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.62 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00524.
  • Total pupils: difference 32 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00879.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Muxton Primary School

Telford and Wrekin · ages 5 to 11 · URN123453

368 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 4 June 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Requires improvement
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 2.32 percentage points higher
  • 4 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01023. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00900.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00550.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.32 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00464.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00109.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Waltham Leas Primary Academy

North East Lincolnshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN137760

401 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 1 November 2023
  • Overall effectiveness: Good
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.8 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.18 percentage points higher
  • 37 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01174. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00700.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00236.
  • Total pupils: difference 37 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00923.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Edwalton Primary School

Nottinghamshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN142348

396 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 2 April 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.94 percentage points lower
  • 32 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01277. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00630.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00450.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.94 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00389.
  • Total pupils: difference 32 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00808.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Halling Primary School

Medway · ages 5 to 11 · URN146872

391 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 6 June 2023
  • Overall effectiveness: Good
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.1 percentage points lower
  • 27 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 6 June 2023 · published 25 July 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0138. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00620.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00691.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8The Blake Church of England Primary School

Oxfordshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN141840

367 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 25 June 2025
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 10.26 percentage points higher
  • 3 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01499. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00540.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 10.26 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.02052.
  • Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00082.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Howley Grange Primary School

Dudley · ages 5 to 11 · URN103814

414 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 21 June 2023
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.2 percentage points higher
  • 50 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01532. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00585.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00100.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00639.
  • Total pupils: difference 50 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01208.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St Agnes Academy

Cornwall · ages 5 to 11 · URN142242

386 pupils / 364 at Mereside Church of England Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 1 May 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
  • Quality of education: Outstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Outstanding
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Outstanding
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.12 percentage points higher
  • 22 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 May 2024 · published 18 June 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01549. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01305.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00650.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.12 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00024.
  • Total pupils: difference 22 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00570.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

Shropshire · ages 5 to 11 · URN147106

KS2 cohort: 45 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Mereside Church of England Primary Academy: published figures and their sources
MeasureMereside Church of England Primary Academy
Pupils3642025/26
Free school meals14.8%2025/26
First language other than English6%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)11.54%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard67%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard7%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.33502%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence9.14634%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

891 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 13205

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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