Meadowbrook Primary School

Meadowbrook Primary School is performing well, showcasing strong leadership and a solid curriculum that supports all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school places a strong emphasis on early years education, effectively preparing children for their transition into Year 1. High-quality teaching and effective partnerships with parents contribute to students' overall success, and there is a culture of safety and wellbeing amongst the pupils. While attendance rates have shown improvement and are above national averages, leaders are aware of the need for continued progress in teaching quality across all subjects.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that prioritizes individual pupil needs
• Effective early years curriculum focused on reading and language
• High-quality interactions between staff and pupils
• Comprehensive training for staff on supporting pupils with SEND
• Strong partnerships with parents and external agencies
• Positive behaviour and a supportive school culture

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching quality across subjects
• Some pupils struggle to make connections between prior and new learning
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance is below that of their peers nationally

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 Meadowbrook Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Primary School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Meadowbrook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 2024–25 Meadowbrook Primary School received £6,607 and spent £6,767 for each of its 351 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £257,000 (£734 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Olympus Academy Trust, income was £7,840 and spending £7,814 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Meadowbrook Primary School is part of The Olympus Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Bradley Stoke Community School Bristol
• Stoke Lodge Primary School Bristol
• Patchway Community School Almondsbury
• Abbeywood Community School Bristol
• Filton Hill Primary School Bristol
• Callicroft Primary School Bristol
• Winterbourne Academy Bristol
• Charborough Road Primary School Bristol
• Lyde Green Community School Bristol

What is Meadowbrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meadowbrook Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Meadowbrook Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Meadowbrook Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Meadowbrook Primary School have?

Meadowbrook Primary School has 335 pupils on roll.

What age range does Meadowbrook Primary School cover?

Meadowbrook Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Meadowbrook Primary School?

Meadowbrook Primary School is at Three Brooks Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS32 8TA.