Primary school

The Meadows Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Shropshire
  • SY11 2EA
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,535 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 49%2022/23: top 31%31% · 2022/232023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 84%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM49% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands−41.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%1/10 Well below West Midlands−22.5 pts
Reading score104 · West Midlands 1053/10 Below−33 pts
Maths score101 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands−35.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 70% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 63% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 68% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 69% · 36 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 55% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 49% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 65%70%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 11% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 36 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 91.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd330
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026268
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.4%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support17.6%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 45.7%Boys 54.3%

96.4% full · 278 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 10.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 15.1
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 12.9 FTE · Whole workforce 32.9 · 68 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,753
Spend per pupil£6,940
Staff spend per pupil£5,576
Reserve per pupil£448
  • +£120,067revenue reserve
  • −£50,207in-year balance

Grants £6,347 · self-generated £406 · premises £404 per pupil