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Meadow Vale Primary School

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

personMrs Catherine Forrester

location_onBracknell, RG42 1SY

language Visit Website phone 1344421046

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

634

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Meadow Vale Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bracknell, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Meadow Vale Primary School is a community school in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 634 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #22 of 26 primaries in Bracknell Forest and #11,828 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 24.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. 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

52%

LA 61%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing56% LA 70%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading67% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.8 to -0.2

-2.6

Write

LA -1.1

-3.9 to -1.4

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.7 to -2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.8 to 0.8

-3.1

Write

LA -0.5

-4.2 to -1.9

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 78%

Writing69% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 0.3

-4

Write

LA -0.8

-5.2 to -2.8

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.2 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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15 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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24 May 2011

Inspection Report

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03 December 2007

Inspection Report

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08 July 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-03-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-12-03

None EIF

Good

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 604 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	604	2	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	600	2	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	604	3	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	633	2	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	634	4	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	626	7	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	632	5	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	627	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	621	2	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	635	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	631	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	619	2	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	647	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	647	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	636	3	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	661	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	652	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	652	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	683	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	685	4	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	673	1	0.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	659	2	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	649	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	640	3	0.5%	0.5%

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

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Meadow Vale Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Bracknell Forest

Great Hollands Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

Crowthorne Church of England Primary School

Jennett's Park CofE Primary School

Uplands Primary School and Nursery