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Meadowdale Primary School

Harborough, LE16 7XQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
49 1st-choice / 53 places
Ranking
#3,991
of 13,686 nationally

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.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMeadowdale Road, Market Harborough, Harborough, LE16 7XQ
HeadteacherElizabeth Martin
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Number of Pupils383
Free School Meals (FSM)8.4%
School Capacity383 / 420 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Oct 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:45

Source: meadowdale.info. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Meadowdale Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.