Merefield School
School Name: Merefield School Address: Westminster Drive Town/City: Southport County: Merseyside Postcode: PR8 2QZ
Phase: Ages 3-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective History: This school closed in 2025
Headteacher: Miss Joanne Sharpe
Capacity: 107
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 16 January 2025:
Number of pupils: 110 (72% boys & 28% girls)
Enrollment: 103% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 54.3%
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 104979
DfE Number: 343/7006
UKPRN: 10016480
UPRN: 41102214
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Sefton (E08000014)
Constituency: Sefton Central (E14001463)
Electoral Ward: Ainsdale (E05000932)
Easting & Northing: 330701E, 411754N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 35' 54.22" N 3° 2' 54.49" W
Plus Code: 9C5RHXX2+9J
DfE Record: View record
- Merefield School (0.0km)
- Shoreside Primary School (0.3km)
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre (1.1km)
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School (1.1km)
- Birkdale High School (2.3km)
- Greenbank High School (3.1km)
- Farnborough Road Junior School (3.1km)
- Farnborough Road Infant School (3.1km)
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School (3.4km)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (3.6km)
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- Mr Martin Blair - Governor. Appointed on 24 April 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mrs Elaine Brennan - Governor. Appointed on 27 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 September 2025.
- Mrs Denise Clarke - Governor. Appointed on 24 April 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mr Geraint Davies - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2018 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mrs Lesley Delves - Governor. Appointed on 7 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mrs Lesley Hall - Governor. Appointed on 10 October 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mr Darren Holloran - Governor. Appointed on 24 April 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mr Steven McNorton - Governor. Appointed on 24 April 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Pam Moxon - Governor. Appointed on 14 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mrs Brenda Porter - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 21 September 2021 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
- Mr Jim Reid - Governor. Appointed on 16 April 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Ms Karen Roberts - Governor. Appointed on 18 November 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Miss Joanne Sharpe - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 29 September 2025.
- Mrs Lynne Thomson - Governor. Appointed on 21 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2025.