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The Meadows Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Poplar Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 3AZ · themeadowsprimaryacademy.org.uk · 01782 235025
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stoke-on-Trent 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Stoke On Trent Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 379
- 80% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Stoke On Trent Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124002)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Meadows Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124002), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124002)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124002)
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124002)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 60
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (20%) with SEND