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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU3 2UEThe Meads Primary School
Primary

The Meads Primary School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU3 2UE www.meads.luton.sch.uk/

Pupils
506
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
506
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
506
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Meads Primary School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+3pp
76%65%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
8%
-4pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
62%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
53%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
506
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Sawtry Close, Luton, LU3 2UE
Local authority
Luton
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
2024/2575%8%89%62%81%13%89%40%87%91%110.0108.0111.018%506
2023/2472%12%85%35%75%15%83%39%85%88%107.0106.0109.011%515
2022/2354%2%78%27%68%4%72%23%79%80%105.0104.0105.0+0.20-2.10-0.108%536
2018/1976%8%81%25%80%13%83%32%91%83%105.0107.0108.0+1.60+0.50+2.2010%562
2017/1873%4%78%27%84%13%82%25%82%84%104.0105.0107.0+0.00-0.40+0.9011%544
2016/1754%8%58%18%76%19%76%22%78%70%102.0104.0105.0-1.20+0.80+1.0011%564

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
2024/2550626.618%41%28%5%14%
2023/2451525.011%39%28%5%12%
2022/2353623.58%38%30%7%21%
2021/2256324.99%36%31%8%28%
2020/2153620.89%36%33%
2018/1956222.010%40%27%5%12%
2017/1854422.411%39%30%5%12%
2016/1756424.311%39%30%5%11%

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