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Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School

Warrington, WA2 9PHPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#11,392
of 13,686 nationally

About Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School

Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School sits well below the Warrington local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with just 47% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 69%. That gap of 22 percentage points places the school 52nd out of 55 primary schools in the borough, firmly in the bottom half of the local rankings. The picture is mixed when you look at individual subjects: 75% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, which is closer to the LA norm, but reading (56%) and writing (50%) both lag behind. At the higher standard, the numbers are low across the board — 16% in maths, 13% in reading and just 6% in writing. These results reflect a school serving a community with high levels of disadvantage, as 61.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, more than three times the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressClough Avenue, Warrington, Warrington, WA2 9PH
HeadteacherClaire Curtis
Local AuthorityWarrington
Number of Pupils265
Free School Meals (FSM)61.2%
School Capacity265 / 315 (84% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Apr 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
LibraryDining HallICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsArt StudiosSensory RoomMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

AthleticsNetballRoundersFootballDanceCricketSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubGardeningBook ClubEco ClubFilm ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySEN Unit

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: meadowside.warrington.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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