Community school · Gloucestershire

Meadowside Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131782URN

Elmore Lane East, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

78 applications for 27 places · 35th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

17 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 27 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 4.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 5.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 4.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 5.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 5.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	78	2.9	28	1.04
Sep 2025	21	67	3.2	20	0.95
Sep 2024	30	120	4.0	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	104	3.5	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	112	3.7	35	1.17
Sep 2020	29	131	4.5	44	1.52
Sep 2019	30	141	4.7	44	1.47
Sep 2018	30	152	5.1	51	1.70
Sep 2017	30	137	4.6	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	156	5.2	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	173	5.8	47	1.57
Sep 2014	30	133	4.4	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 55% · Maths 65% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%170th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	3%	103	102
2023/24	50%	7%	104	103
2022/23	47%	0%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Meadowside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Beech Green Primary School
0.6 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Field Court Junior School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

71%met the SATs standard
Harewood Infant School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Harewood Junior School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

81%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131782 · 916/2179
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2000
Address: Elmore Lane East, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4LX
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources