# Alternatives to Merrylands Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Merrylands Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Merrylands Primary School, for comparison

0.95 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Great Berry Primary School, Basildon](/school/137226/great-berry-primary-school) | 0.6 mi south-west | 0.92 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Phoenix Primary School, Basildon](/school/143128/the-phoenix-primary-school) | 0.7 mi east | 1.05 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Lincewood Primary Academy, Basildon](/school/150598/lincewood-primary-academy) | 0.7 mi south | 0.98 | 2026 | - | no | not recorded |
| [Millhouse Primary School, Basildon](/school/114912/millhouse-primary-school) | 0.8 mi north-east | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Janet Duke Primary School, Basildon](/school/144351/janet-duke-primary-school) | 1.0 mi east | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery, Basildon](/school/145812/laindon-park-primary-school-nursery) | 1.2 mi north-east | 0.80 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/143205/merrylands-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/143205/merrylands-primary-school