The Meadow Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Wigston, Leicestershire·LE18 3QZ
Composite score
60.2
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#3,874
National rank
#271
In East Midlands
#39
In Leicestershire
Top 26%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
98%
55 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
147
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9820230.8820240.8420250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Leicestershire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for The Meadow Community Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
390
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
18.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,338
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About The Meadow Community Primary School

The Meadow Community Primary School is a primary school in Wigston, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 390 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 98% of the families who made The Meadow Community Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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