Academy converter · Northumberland

Meadowdale Academy

2–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138078URN

Hazelmere Avenue, Bedlington, NE22 6HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

39 applications for 22 places · 22nd of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Northumberland median (1.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6

This school
Northumberland 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	22	39	1.8	22	1.00
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2024	29	42	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	46	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	53	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2021	25	42	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2020	17	35	2.1	13	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 92% · Maths 85% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	0%	106	104
2023/24	45%	3%	103	101
2022/23	55%	0%	104	103

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

Meadowdale AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Northumberland

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bedlington West End Primary School
0.5 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Choppington Primary School
1.9 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Stead Lane Primary School
2.1 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
2.6 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Mowbray Primary School
3.1 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
3.7 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138078 · 929/4168
Trust: North East Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Meadowdale Middle School (URN 122338)
Address: Hazelmere Avenue, Bedlington, NE22 6HA
Local authority: Northumberland

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