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Meadows Primary School and Nursery

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

personMr Joseph Piatczanyn

location_onTelford, TF1 5HF

language Visit Website phone 1952386230

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

450

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Meadows Primary School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Telford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Meadows Primary School and Nursery is a community school in Telford, Telford and Wrekin, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 454 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 49 primaries in Telford and Wrekin and #11,909 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 15.1%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

54%

LA 63%

Reading79% LA 74%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths69% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 1.4

-3.2

Write

LA 0.1

-4.7 to -1.6

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.0 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.1

0.0

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.6

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.3 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 64%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing86% LA 76%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.3

1.9

Write

LA -0.1

0.3 to 3.5

1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

0.2 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

23 November 2021

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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09 March 2016

Inspection Report

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04 April 2014

Inspection Report

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12 December 2013

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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27 June 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 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 454 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	454	2	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	441	9	2.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	2	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	456	5	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	448	8	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	459	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	450	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	433	3	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	452	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	425	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	432	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	455	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	455	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	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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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 31 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Meadows Primary School and Nursery

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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