Merridale Primary School, Wolverhampton

Merridale Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104334), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Merridale Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Merridale Primary School are Bantock Primary School (0.3 miles); Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton (0.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 95% maths); Graiseley Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 63% maths); and St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 86% maths).

Merridale Primary School is one of 4 schools run by The Wulfruna Partnership, an academy trust.

41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 70.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), Black (16%) and White British (12%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 8 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Merridale Primary School (before), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Merridale Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 537 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to Merridale Primary School are The Royal School, Wolverhampton (0.7 miles); Wolverhampton Girls' High School (0.8 miles); St Peter's Collegiate Academy (0.9 miles); and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (0.9 miles).