Primary school

The Meadows Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN5 9BB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,239 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 76%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 49%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM65% · East Midlands 63%6/10 Middle+29.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · East Midlands 6%7/10 Above+13.1 pts
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle+33.7 pts
Maths score106 · East Midlands 1047/10 Above+38.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 35% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 62% · 50 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 56% · 55 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 50% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 54% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 65% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 63%65%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 8% · 50 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 55 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 50 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 55 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 99 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 50 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 55 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 10410699No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd302
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026342
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.9%
First language not English7.7%
SEN support15.1%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.4%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

81.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 14.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 19.3
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 17.6 FTE · Whole workforce 41.5 · 63 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,883
Spend per pupil£7,269
Staff spend per pupil£6,001
Reserve per pupil£1,219
  • +£416,919revenue reserve
  • +£210,035in-year balance

Grants £7,326 · self-generated £557 · premises £230 per pupil