Merlin Top Primary Academy, Keighley

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Merlin Top Primary Academy

Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley BD22 6HZ

https://mta.northerneducationtrust.org/

Merlin Top Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 330 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In March 2019 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Northern Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Abbey Park Academy, Mount Pellon Primary Academy, Hazlehurst Primary Academy, Chesham Primary Academy and The Ferns Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Our Lady of Victories Catholic School
0.6		Victoria Primary School
0.6		Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.7		Beckfoot Nessfield
0.7		Holycroft Primary School
0.7		Laycock Primary School
0.9		St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.0		Ingrow Primary School
1.2		Eastwood Community School
1.2		Parkwood Primary School
1.4		Worth Valley Primary School

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Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is excellent.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community.

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