Meadow Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
140622
Address
High Street, Balsham, CB21 4DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
207 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.1%
Persistent absence
5.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
African 1%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Meadow Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
32
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
7
14
Year 1
34
18
16
Year 2
32
16
16
Year 3
29
12
17
Year 4
38
16
22
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
23
12
11
Year 2024-2025

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