The Meadows Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B31 2SW
Composite score
33.2

About The Meadows Primary School

The Meadows Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 477 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 51% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering The Meadows Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.

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#12,779
National rank
#1359
In West Midlands
#252
In Birmingham
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
51%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 477 % FSM ever-6 45.1% % EAL 6.1% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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