School Profile

Merchant Taylors' School

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East of EnglandDayIndependentBoysGBP 0-28k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 1Sixth Form
Profile Notes
Merchant Taylors' School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 11-18 (boys) in Northwood, East of England. Currently has 959 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
NorthwoodHA6 2HTNational Curriculum
959 pupils (82% of 1,175 capacity)
Official URN 117616 • LAESTAB 9196036
www.mtsn.org.uk/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-01-1927 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
University of Cambridge40%2024
University of Oxford27%2024
Imperial College London7%2024
London School of Economics and Political Science7%2024
University College London7%2024
University of Bristol7%2024
University of Warwick7%2024
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2025-04-29
Prestige score
204.5 / 233
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AIsenior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 160 students
Avg points / entry48.52
% achieving AAB+52.9%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 821.7
EBacc avg points1.22
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425AcademicWell above average
Students 160 • APS 48.52 • Value added 0.45
202425A levelWell above average
Students 160 • APS 48.58 • Value added 0.46
202425Applied generalz
Students 160 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425E/M measuresz
Students 160 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 171 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425Tech levelz
Students 160 • APS n/a • Value added n/a