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Meadow Primary School

Primary

South Cambridgeshire · Cambridge · CB21 4DJ https://www.themeadowbalsham.co.uk/

Pupils
207
cap. 300
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Meadow Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-3pp
74%66%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
13%
-7pp
21%15%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
207
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
High Street, Balsham, Cambridge, CB21 4DJ
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%13%78%35%87%22%78%22%87%83%106.0105.0106.015%207
2023/2468%20%80%52%80%32%76%20%88%84%109.0104.0107.014%212
2022/2357%9%83%40%69%14%86%31%86%83%108.0106.0106.0+1.70-1.60+0.8014%211
2018/1974%21%77%36%82%26%95%28%87%85%107.0108.0107.0+0.20-0.90+0.9014%211
2017/1873%16%81%30%81%30%84%43%81%68%106.0106.0106.0+0.40+0.70+0.8014%227
2016/1771%13%83%42%83%17%79%29%96%83%107.0106.0106.0+0.60-1.10-1.1013%217

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520720.415%2%12%3%3%
2023/2421218.914%3%16%4%3%
2022/2321123.614%3%17%4%8%
2021/2220922.013%2%16%5%6%
2020/2118223.914%2%14%
2018/1921122.014%2%14%3%4%
2017/1822722.414%3%13%3%3%
2016/1721722.613%2%10%2%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.