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Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Clough Avenue, Longford, Warrington WA2 9PH · meadowside.warrington.sch.uk · 01925 632705
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 26%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 81% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.3%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 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 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 26% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼26% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110973)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110973), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110973)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110973)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 40
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (40%) with SEND