Meadowbank Primary School

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.

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.

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 Meadowbank Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.4% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Meadowbank Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Meadowbank Primary School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% 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, 24.5% of pupils at Meadowbank Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 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 Meadowbank Primary School received £10,476 and spent £10,595 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £114,000 (£532 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 Meadowbank Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meadowbank Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Meadowbank Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Meadowbank Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Meadowbank Primary School have?

Meadowbank Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does Meadowbank Primary School cover?

Meadowbank Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Meadowbank Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Meadowbank Primary School?

Meadowbank Primary School is at Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX.