Primary school

The Meadows Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • CW3 9JX
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,762 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 19%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 20%2018/19: top 52%2022/23: top 22%2023/24: top 12%12% · 2023/242024/25: top 19%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM77% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 60% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 79% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 67% · 12 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 73% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 79% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 77% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 65%79%60%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 20% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 21% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 12 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 9% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 29% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 7%29%8%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 109 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 12 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 109 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 105109106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 12 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 105106104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
14 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1714
2nd170
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2024Outstanding

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 2026107
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.8%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support13.3%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 44.8%Boys 55.2%

89.2% full · 120 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 28 responses (26.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 78.6% not applicable83.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year92.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.4% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.8
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.2
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 10 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,095
Spend per pupil£7,105
Staff spend per pupil£5,762
Reserve per pupil−£2,181
  • −£229,000revenue reserve
  • −£1,000in-year balance

Grants £6,838 · self-generated £257 · premises £286 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST (31 academies) · trust reserve £13,617,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it