Meath Green Junior School

Meath Green Junior School is performing effectively and has successfully maintained the standards highlighted in its previous inspection. The pupils demonstrate a love for learning, exhibit high levels of engagement, and possess a clear understanding of their role within their community. The school fosters a respectful and inclusive environment, which encourages students to be involved in important global issues, leading to a strong sense of safety and belonging among the learners. The leadership is focused on continuous improvement, and there is strong support for both staff and pupils, which enhances the overall educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes and high aspirations.
• The school maintains an inclusive culture where all pupils, including those with SEND, are supported.
• Effective policies for attendance and behaviour contribute to a calm learning environment.
• Strong focus on developing reading skills through high-quality phonics instruction.
• Leaders prioritize staff workload and welfare through effective professional development.
• Pupil leaders contribute meaningfully to school life and engage in community-focused activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in wider subjects is not as robust as in English and mathematics.
• Staff checks on pupil knowledge in a small number of subjects lack depth.

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 Meath Green Junior School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Meath Green Junior 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 Meath Green Junior School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.7% 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, 9.7% of pupils at Meath Green Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Meath Green Junior School received £6,294 and spent £6,155 for each of its 350 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £39,000 (£111 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 Meath Green Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meath Green Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Meath Green Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Meath Green Junior School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Meath Green Junior School have?

Meath Green Junior School has 350 pupils on roll.

What age range does Meath Green Junior School cover?

Meath Green Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Meath Green Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Meath Green Junior School?

Meath Green Junior School is at Greenfields Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 8HW.