The Meads Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 125964
- Address
- The Meads Primary School, Mill Way, RH19 4DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 295 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 81.4%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 5.4%
African 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Meads Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 37 23 14 |
| Year 1 | 41 21 20 |
| Year 2 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 3 | 47 23 24 |
| Year 4 | 39 16 23 |
| Year 5 | 46 30 16 |
| Year 6 | 45 24 21 |