Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

Kings Meadow Primary School is demonstrating good overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in pupil behavior and personal development, which are rated outstanding. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils thrive and feel safe, particularly benefiting those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed, providing a good foundation for most pupils' academic achievements. However, some gaps in knowledge have been identified due to inconsistent use of assessment information across a few subjects, indicating an area for improvement.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil behavior and respectful interactions
• Outstanding early years provision with strong staff expertise
• Ambitious and enriching curriculum design
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Effective prior knowledge assessment in most subjects
• Outstanding personal development opportunities
• High levels of staff morale and manageable workloads

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment information in a few subjects leading to gaps in knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre received £9,887 and spent £9,806 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £428,000 (£2,475 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre have?

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre cover?

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre?

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre is at Meadow Lane, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3RS.