The Meadows Primary School | School performance

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

105

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

105

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

105

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Meadows Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

77%

-2pp

79%73%67%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

-21pp

29%19%8%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

85%

Writing higher standard

31%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

105

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, CW3 9JX

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

www.meadowsprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01782750313

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	8%	85%	38%	85%	31%	77%	23%	92%	77%	107.0	105.0	108.0	—	—	—	14%	105
2023/24	79%	29%	100%	43%	86%	36%	79%	36%	93%	79%	109.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	106
2022/23	73%	9%	82%	45%	73%	27%	82%	18%	82%	82%	108.0	104.0	106.0	+1.10	+0.90	+0.70	12%	102
2018/19	67%	8%	75%	50%	75%	42%	83%	8%	92%	75%	107.0	104.0	107.0	+3.90	+3.10	+0.00	13%	83

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	105	21.9	14%	0%	13%	4%	11%
2023/24	106	22.1	14%	0%	15%	4%	8%
2022/23	102	21.3	12%	2%	12%	4%	12%
2021/22	85	17.7	12%	1%	11%	6%	20%
2020/21	76	15.8	12%	1%	9%	—	—
2018/19	83	17.3	13%	5%	7%	2%	7%
2017/18	—	18.3	—	—	—	3%	—