Meadowbank Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Formby Avenue
Atherton
Manchester
M46 0HX
Phone 01942874271
Reference Number 106425

Meadowbank Primary is a good school where pupils thrive in a supportive and calm environment. The positive relationships between staff and students, including those with special educational needs, contribute to a safe and nurturing atmosphere. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum and staff employ effective strategies to assess and deliver teaching, fostering strong progress across various subjects. There is a notable commitment to reading, with early interventions supporting pupils in becoming confident readers. Although the overall performance is strong, the school is working to address some gaps in pupils' understanding of literature, particularly among those in upper key stage 2.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 229
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.98%
Girls: 55.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 52.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 5 21
2 12 16 28
3 10 17 27
4 14 17 31
5 14 17 31
6 10 19 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70.3%
African 8.7%
White, Other 8.3%
Pakistani 2.2%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 Nov 2023
Date Report
21 Nov 2023 School inspection:
23 May 2017 Short inspection
06 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
22 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
13 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and supported by positive staff relationships.
  • The curriculum is clear, ambitious, and well-delivered by knowledgeable staff.
  • Pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and early stages of learning.
  • The school has effective early years support for children with SEND.
  • Pupils engage in a variety of extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils struggle to retain earlier learning.
  • Knowledge of a wide range of authors is insufficient among upper key stage 2 pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.2
Writing 0.7
Maths 1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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