Primary school

Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Warrington
  • WA2 9PH
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,799 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 81%81% · 2017/182018/19: top 85%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM26% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West−12.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−7.4 pts
Reading score100 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−6.2 pts
Maths score100 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−21.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 30% · 23 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 42% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 53% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 51% · 49 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 36% · 33 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 47% · 32 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 26% · 31 pupils · North West 63%53%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 2% · 49 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 33 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 32 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 23 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 99 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 49 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 101 · 33 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 32 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 100 · 31 pupils · North West 10510299No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 49 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 33 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 31 pupils · North West 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 80.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd81
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026255
Free school meals (past 6 years)64.3%
First language not English17.0%
SEN support31.7%
EHC plan10.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils17.3%

Girls 44.1%Boys 55.9%

81% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult7.3
  • Classroom teachers 12.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.5
  • Other support 8.3

Teachers 14.6 FTE · Whole workforce 41.4 · 57 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,586
Spend per pupil£8,881
Staff spend per pupil£6,849
Reserve per pupil£1,867
  • +£464,000revenue reserve
  • +£175,000in-year balance

Grants £8,982 · self-generated £604 · premises £511 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £5,478,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it