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Meadows First School

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personMr Leigh Satchwell

location_onBromsgrove, B61 0AH

language Visit Website phone 1527872508

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

339

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Meadows First School is a Community school primary school in Bromsgrove, serving ages 4-9. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Meadows First School is a community school in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-9. The school has approximately 348 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 March 2019

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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15 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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27 January 2009

Inspection Report

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10 January 2006

Inspection Report

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17 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-01-15

None Legacy

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 348 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below 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)	348	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	330	2	0.6%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	327	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	351	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	351	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Meadows First School

School Summary

Academic Performance

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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