Lift Meadstead
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 139132
- Address
- Meadstead Drive, Royston, S71 4JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 210 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 92.9%
African 2.9%
Mixed 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Meadstead Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 0 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 3 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 7 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Year 1 | 30 19 11 |
| Year 2 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 3 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 5 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 6 | 27 15 12 |