Meadow View Primary School

Meadow View Primary is a diverse and inclusive academy converter in Rotherham, part of the James Montgomery Academy Trust. This was its first section 5 inspection; the school had previously been judged to require improvement in 2019 before it opened as an academy. Inspectors graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all as good. Under the current framework, no overall effectiveness grade is given.

Strengths

• Reading and vocabulary are central to learning, with strong, consistent phonics teaching and rapid catch-up support.
• Pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language are identified quickly and supported effectively.
• Pupils behave very well, with a calm and friendly atmosphere and little low-level disruption.
• Personal development is strong, with leadership roles, clubs, trips and visitors that broaden pupils' experiences.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Trust leaders and governors share a clear vision and drive continuous improvement.
• Pupils attend well and benefit from strong relationships with the local community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum subjects are not yet as well sequenced and delivered as others, so pupils achieve less well in those areas.
• Leaders should continue to embed and monitor recent curriculum changes so pupils achieve highly across all subjects.

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 Meadow View Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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 Meadow View 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 Meadow View Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 34.7% of pupils at Meadow View Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Meadow View Primary School received £9,218 and spent £8,533 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £199,000 (£936 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of James Montgomery Academy Trust, income was £6,982 and spending £6,835 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 Rotherham · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Meadow View Primary School is part of James Montgomery Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Ferham Primary School Rotherham
• St Ann's Primary School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Rotherham
• Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Rotherham
• Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Rotherham
• Wath Central Primary School Rotherham
• Highfield Farm Primary School Rotherham
• Wath Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Wath Victoria Primary School Rotherham
• Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Barnsley

What is Meadow View Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Meadow View Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Meadow View Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Meadow View Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Meadow View Primary School have?

Meadow View Primary School has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does Meadow View Primary School cover?

Meadow View Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Meadow View Primary School?

Meadow View Primary School is at Meadowhall Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 2JD.