Meadowdale Primary School

About Meadowdale Primary School

Meadowdale Primary School’s headline metrics put it comfortably ahead of the Leicestershire local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 62%. That nine-point gap is a solid indicator of above-average performance, and the school’s ranking of 54th out of 231 primary schools in the county places it in the top quarter locally. Within the Harborough district specifically, it ranks 9th out of 32 schools, sitting in the 28th percentile. The school’s ranking score of 71 puts it some way behind the top three peers in the LA, but it is clearly a strong performer relative to the wider field. With 383 pupils against a capacity of 420, the school is nearly full, and its oversubscription ratio of 2.42 — 128 applications for 53 places — confirms that local families recognise its strengths.

Digging into the KS2 breakdown, the school’s strongest subject is writing, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard, followed by maths at 81% and reading at 74%. At the higher standard, maths leads with 40% of pupils achieving it, compared with 28% in reading and 17% in writing. The combined higher standard for all three subjects sits at 10%. Average scaled scores are 106 in maths and 105 in reading, both above the national baseline of 100. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2024, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary, and there is no nursery provision on site.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a gymnasium, a sports hall, a dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, tennis, gymnastics, rounders and cross country, while clubs extend to choir, coding, film club and eco club. For families with children who have additional needs, the school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 8.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals — below the national average — the school serves a relatively less deprived catchment. Oversubscribed with a high first-preference rate, Meadowdale is a good fit for families in Harborough and the surrounding Leicestershire area who want a well-regarded state primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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