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Merchant Taylors' School

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IndependentPrimarySixth Form

Merchant Taylors' School

Ages1118
959 pupils
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Details

Type

Independent School

Local Authority

Hertfordshire

Head Teacher

Mr Simon Everson

Gender

Boys

Admissions

Selective

Religious Character

Does not apply

Opened

January 1927

Website

www.mtsn.org.uk

Reference Number

117616

Additional Provisions

Sixth Form

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils959 (82% of capacity)
Age Range11 – 18
GenderBoys only
Boys / Girls100% / 0%
Free School Meals
English as Additional Language
SEN Support16.1%
SEN with EHCP0.2%
Overall Attendance
Persistent Absence

Class Sizes

Overall Average0.0
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Total Pupils

Cohort Sizes

Pupil Ethnicities

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

ISI Inspections

5 inspections on record

  • 2025

    Routine Inspections 2025

    29 April 2025

    View report

    Standards Assessment

    StandardResult
    Leadership and management, and governanceMet
    Quality of education, training and recreationMet
    Pupils' physical and mental health and emotional wellbeingMet
    Pupils' social and economic education and contribution to societyMet
    SafeguardingMet

    Recommended Next Steps

    ensure that teachers consider individual pupils’ needs consistently effectively when planning lessons so that all pupils are supported to learn as well as possible.Material change request13. Inspectors considered the school’s request for a change to the details of its registration to include an increase in capacity from 990 to 1175 pupils. The school has appropriate safeguarding arrangements in place. The safeguarding team has the capacity to support the proposed increased number of pupils. The

  • 2024

    Non-Routine Inspections 2024

    25 April 2024

    View report
  • 2022

    FCI / EQI reports 2022

    10 May 2022

    View report
  • 2018

    Regulatory Compliance 2018

    17 January 2018

    View report
  • 2014

    Integrated 2014

    25 March 2014

    View report

About This Data

  • Inspection data is sourced from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects independent schools in England.
  • Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
  • ISI conducts different types of inspections including educational quality, regulatory compliance, and focused compliance visits.

GCSE Results

ResultSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score42.749.246.9
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0.0%49.3%46.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0.0%65.7%65.4%
Entering EBacc0.0%
EBacc average point score2.34.34.1

About This Data

  • Schools are ranked by their Attainment 8 score, which shows overall exam results. This data comes from the Department for Education performance tables.
  • Exam results and progress scores tell you different things. Imagine two children climbing a mountain: one starts at the bottom and climbs halfway up, while another starts a third of the way up and climbs another third. The second child climbed less distance but finished higher up. Exam results show where pupils finished (like height on the mountain), while progress scores show how far they've come since primary school (like distance climbed). Progress scores help you understand how much a school has helped pupils improve, regardless of where they started.

Contact Information

Address

Sandy Lodge
Northwood
Middlesex
Northwood
HA6 2HT

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