About Merryhills School
Merryhills is a community primary school, located in the pleasant green belt area of Enfield. We are very fortunate in having a spacious site where playing fields, playground areas, and a conservation area surround our main building. The school opened in 1940 and has provided education for local families ever since. The building has been extended and modernised to meet the demands of an increasing school population and a changing curriculum. We are a two-form entry school with places for 436 children. Children are admitted according to the Local Authority criteria and we keep a waiting list of children should any vacancies arise. We are pleased to welcome all local pupils and their families to our school.
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The school day
Our day begins at 8.50am. There is no supervision in the main playgrounds and so children should not arrive before 8.40am unless attending Breakfast Club. Children in reception enter school through the double doors by the reception classrooms. Children in Years 1 and 2 enter their classrooms directly through the patio doors. Parents are asked to leave their children at the door. Any parent needing to enter the building for any reason should do so via the main entrance. Children in Years 3 to 6 line up in the playground where they are met by their teachers and escorted into the building. At the end of the day, children leave by the same exits as they came in through.
Any child who is not collected at the end of the day will wait outside the main school office and parents will be contacted. If you are delayed, or your children’s collection arrangements have changed please leave a message with the school office and we will pass it on to your child.
Morning session • 8.50am – 12.00noon
Afternoon session • 1.00 – 3.30pm
During each morning and afternoon session there is a break of 15-20 mins.
Before and after school
At Merryhills we are able to offer a Breakfast Club and a Teatime Club, both run by our own school staff. The session times are as follows:
Breakfast Club • 8.00 – 8.50am
Teatime Club • 3.30 – 5.45pm
Please contact the school office for further information about bookings and availability.
Attendance and Punctuality
All pupils must attend school every day unless they are unwell. Children who are frequently late or absent from school are disadvantaged in their learning. It is important that all our families encourage the idea that school matters and they should attend every day and arrive on time. Holidays during term time are discouraged.
When your child is unwell you must telephone school in the morning on the first day of absence and when your child returns to school you should send a note to their teacher explaining the absence. We may telephone you at home if we are not advised of the reason why your child is absent from school. If your child is persistently absent or late we will contact our Education Welfare Officer who will contact you. Their role is to ensure that all children attend school every day. Only the school can authorise an absence and any request for absence should be addressed to the Headteacher who has the authority to decide whether or not to authorise the absence.
Good habits start early and you may need to make some changes to your daily routines so that your children arrive at school on time. The first part of the day is important and if children arrive late they can miss a crucial introduction or explanation of a lesson. Punctuality is monitored in a similar way to attendance and persistent lateness will be followed up by our Education Welfare Officer.