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Meadowbank Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nichola Hill

location_onManchester, M46 0HX

language Visit Website phone 1942874271

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

223

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Meadowbank Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Meadowbank Primary School is a community school in Manchester, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #2,407 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading52% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.2

-4.5 to 0.1

0.7

Write

LA 0.9

-1.5 to 2.9

1.0

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.2 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 3.1

-0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-2.6 to 2.0

3.5

Maths

LA 0.1

1.3 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 68%

Reading69% LA 78%

Writing66% LA 80%

Maths72% LA 80%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.7

-2.6 to 1.8

Write

LA 0.7

-1.1 to 3.1

1.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.7 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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23 May 2017

Inspection Report

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06 February 2013

Inspection Report

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22 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 September 2006

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	229	2	0.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	255	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	266	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	264	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	253	2	0.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils