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Meridian Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Harbour Avenue, Comberton, Cambridge CB23 7DD · meridianprimary.co.uk · 01223 262423

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
58%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
180
63% of 285 places
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
10%
First language not English
17.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 22 (Places 24)22September 2023: 24 (Places 24)24September 2024: 25 (Places 25)25September 2025: 17 (Places 17)17September 2026: 23 (Places 23)23Places 23
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202623231100%
September 2025Sept 202517171100%
September 2024Sept 202425251100%
September 2023Sept 202324241100%
September 2022Sept 202224220.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 61% (England 53%)61%2016/17: 81% (England 61%)81%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 75% (England 65%)75%2022/23: 64% (England 60%)64%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 58% (England 62%)58%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Meridian Primary School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Sept 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
75%
Replies
59
31% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼58% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

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