The Meadows Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
103296
Address
Bristol Road South, Northfield, Bristol Road South, Northfield, B31 2SW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
545 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
5.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.9%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.2%
Mixed 11.6%
Unclassified 7.2%
African 6.4%
Other White 2.6%
Caribbean 2%
Pakistani 1.3%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Meadows Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
49
23
26
Year 1
64
41
23
Year 2
67
41
26
Year 3
96
53
43
Year 4
85
46
39
Year 5
91
38
53
Year 6
93
55
38
Year 2023-2024

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