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Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Meadow Lane, Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3RS · kingsmeadowprimary.co.uk · 01704 578512
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 181
- 79% of 228 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 22 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 38
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (29%) with SEND