Meadowcroft Community Primary School

Meadowcroft Community Primary School is performing well overall, with sound achievements in foundational knowledge, particularly in early reading, writing, and mathematics. Most pupils are well-prepared for the next stage of their education, supported effectively by staff who know them and their needs. While the curriculum is ambitious and broadly suited to pupils' needs, certain areas require improvement to ensure consistency across subjects, particularly in handwriting and spelling. Concerns regarding attendance and persistent absence have been identified, and while leaders are making efforts to address these issues, more work is needed for substantial improvements.

Strengths

• Strong focus on early reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• A well-designed curriculum that builds foundational knowledge.
• Positive relationships and a caring environment for pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and good behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Overall attendance remains below the national average.
• Persistent absence rates are too high.
• Inconsistent application of handwriting and spelling skills across the curriculum.

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 Meadowcroft Community Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.5% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Meadowcroft Community Primary School 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 Meadowcroft Community Primary School had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.9% 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, 5.2% of pupils at Meadowcroft Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% 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 Meadowcroft Community Primary School received £7,635 and spent £8,253 for each of its 135 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £89,000 (-£659 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 Meadowcroft Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meadowcroft Community Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Meadowcroft Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Meadowcroft Community Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Meadowcroft Community Primary School have?

Meadowcroft Community Primary School has 135 pupils on roll.

What age range does Meadowcroft Community Primary School cover?

Meadowcroft Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Meadowcroft Community Primary School?

Meadowcroft Community Primary School is at Little Green Lane, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9PT.