Meadow Primary School

About Meadow Primary School

Meadow Primary School sits in a tricky spot when you compare its headline Key Stage 2 results against the Surrey local authority average. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 60%, which is six percentage points below the LA average of 66%. That gap is noticeable, and it helps explain why Meadow ranks 135th out of 298 primary schools in Surrey, placing it in the bottom half of the county. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 77% hit the expected standard in maths, 75% in reading, and 67% in writing. But the real standout figure is the tiny 2% who reached the higher standard in both writing and the combined RWM measure, against 36% in maths and 43% in reading. So while the school gets a solid proportion of children to the expected level in core subjects, it struggles to push many beyond that into the higher bands.

Academically, Meadow’s Ofsted rating of Good has been consistent across two inspections, the most recent in 2022, where every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. The previous inspection in 2013 also rated overall effectiveness as Good. That stability is reassuring, but the exam data suggests room for improvement. The school’s average scaled scores are 106 in maths and 107 in reading, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100, yet the low proportion of higher-standard achievers means it lags behind many Surrey peers. In the Epsom and Ewell local area specifically, Meadow ranks 9th out of 12 schools on the KS2 RWM expected measure, putting it in the bottom quartile locally. For parents focused on academic stretch, the data suggests Meadow is a solid but not high-flying option compared with nearby schools like Danetree Primary, which holds an Outstanding rating and sits just 2.6 km away.

On the practical side, Meadow is a large primary with 623 pupils against a capacity of 690, and it’s clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 163 applications for 69 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.36, and 67 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests strong local reputation despite the middling rankings. The school offers a nursery provision for children from age two, and its facilities include an ICT suite, sports hall, sensory room, library, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports run to football, cricket, gymnastics, athletics, tennis and swimming, while clubs cover drama, science, choir, chess, book club and coding. SEND support is broad, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, SEMH, speech and language needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, autism, and other difficulties. With a relatively low free school meal rate of 8.4%, the intake skews less deprived than many. This is a school that will suit families who value a well-resourced, inclusive environment with good behaviour and leadership, even if the academic outcomes don’t push into the top tier.

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