The Meads Primary School

Details

Age Range	4-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Community school
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Luton
Address	Sawtry Close, LU3 2UE
URN	109558

School Census

Total	536
Girls/Boys	259/277
Girls/Boys Ratio	48.3%/51.7%
% pupils where English not first language	37.5%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	156
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	6.5%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
16/09/2014	Good
18/10/2011	Good

Inspection Date	16/09/2014
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	18/10/2011
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	72%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	12%
Reading	107
Maths	106
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	54
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	2
Reading	105
Maths	104
Reading Progress	0.2
Writing Progress	-2.1
Maths Progress	-0.1

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	76%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8%
Reading	105
Maths	107
Reading Progress	1.6
Writing Progress	0.5
Maths Progress	2.2

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	73%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	4%
Reading	104
Maths	105
Reading Progress	0.0
Writing Progress	-0.4
Maths Progress	0.9

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	107
As First Preference	49
As second preference	27
As third preference	31

Total Offers Made	56
first preference offers	49
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	127
As First Preference	53
As second preference	36
As third preference	38

Total Offers Made	57
first preference offers	53
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	133
As First Preference	62
As second preference	40
As third preference	31

Total Offers Made	63
first preference offers	62
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	145
As First Preference	65
As second preference	41
As third preference	39

Total Offers Made	74
first preference offers	65
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	150
As First Preference	64
As second preference	40
As third preference	46

Total Offers Made	71
first preference offers	64
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	141
As First Preference	58
As second preference	51
As third preference	32

Total Offers Made	62
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	154
As First Preference	47
As second preference	43
As third preference	64

Total Offers Made	54
first preference offers	47
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	158
As First Preference	66
As second preference	52
As third preference	40

Total Offers Made	70
first preference offers	66
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	174
As First Preference	63
As second preference	54
As third preference	57

Total Offers Made	84
first preference offers	63
second preference offers	13
third preference offers	6

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	158
As First Preference	60
As second preference	56
As third preference	41

Total Offers Made	66
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	141
As First Preference	43
As second preference	48
As third preference	50

Total Offers Made	46
first preference offers	43
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	24.7%
pakistani ethnic origin	20%
any other white background ethnic origin	12.4%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	9.1%
indian ethnic origin	5.8%
any other asian background ethnic origin	5.2%
african ethnic origin	5%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	4.7%
caribbean ethnic origin	3.7%
white and black african ethnic origin	2.5%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.3%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	0.8%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	0.6%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	23.5%
pakistani ethnic origin	18.3%
any other white background ethnic origin	11%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	8.4%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	6%
african ethnic origin	5.8%
any other asian background ethnic origin	5%
indian ethnic origin	4.9%
caribbean ethnic origin	4.1%
white and asian ethnic origin	3.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3%
white and black african ethnic origin	2.6%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.1%
gypsy roma ethnic origin	0.6%

Nearby Schools

Woodlands Secondary School

(0.44 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed

Address: Northwell Drive, , LU3 3SP

Icknield Primary School

(0.48 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Birdsfoot Lane, , LU3 2JB

Waulud Primary School

(0.53 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Wauluds Bank Drive, , LU3 3LZ