The Meadows Primary School

The Meadows Primary School is performing exceptionally well and has been graded as outstanding in all areas of inspection. The school provides an ambitious and comprehensive curriculum that enables pupils to flourish academically and socially. Notably, the staff's collaborative efforts and well-planned support help pupils, including those with special educational needs, achieve their full potential. The school's strong community ties and positive environment foster a culture where pupils are both engaged in their learning and develop vital life skills, preparing them for future challenges.

Strengths

• Exceptional curriculum that promotes detailed knowledge over time
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs
• Highly effective phonics program resulting in fluent readers
• Pupils exhibit excellent behaviour and attitudes towards learning
• Strong personal development curriculum with diverse enrichment opportunities
• Effective leadership and management with a supportive staff environment

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 The Meadows Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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 The Meadows 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 The Meadows Primary School had 26.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.7% 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, 13.1% of pupils at The Meadows Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 The Meadows Primary School received £7,216 and spent £7,893 for each of its 105 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £238,000 (-£2,263 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The Shaw Education Trust, income was £11,108 and spending £10,954 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 Crewe · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

The Meadows Primary School is part of The Shaw Education Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Madeley High School Crewe
• Seabridge Primary School Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• Blackfriars Academy Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• Coppice Academy Newcastle
• The Orme Academy Newcastle
• Waterside Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• The Meadows Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Kidsgrove Secondary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Kidsgrove Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Endon High School Stoke-On-Trent

What is The Meadows Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Meadows Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The Meadows Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Meadows Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The Meadows Primary School have?

The Meadows Primary School has 107 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Meadows Primary School cover?

The Meadows Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Meadows Primary School?

The Meadows Primary School is at Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 9JX.