Academy sponsor led · Reading

Meadow Park Academy

4–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138372URN

Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

83 applications for 37 places · 23rd of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 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

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Reading median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

83 applications · 37 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.2; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Reading median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.2; Reading median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Reading median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Reading median median 2.3
2020 1.5; Reading median median 2.4
2019 1.7; Reading median median 2.4
2018 1.5; Reading median median 2.5
2017 1.5; Reading median median 2.4
2016 1.6; Reading median median 2.5
2015 1.8; Reading median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Reading median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Reading median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Reading 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	37	83	2.2	32	0.86
Sep 2025	23	63	2.7	17	0.74
Sep 2024	35	77	2.2	34	0.97
Sep 2023	33	72	2.2	26	0.79
Sep 2022	41	76	1.9	35	0.85
Sep 2021	47	85	1.8	40	0.85
Sep 2020	47	70	1.5	33	0.70
Sep 2019	37	61	1.7	29	0.78
Sep 2018	39	60	1.5	30	0.77
Sep 2017	58	85	1.5	33	0.57
Sep 2016	53	86	1.6	40	0.75
Sep 2015	39	69	1.8	31	0.79
Sep 2014	50	77	1.5	24	0.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 51% · Maths 60% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%34th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	0%	102	100
2023/24	49%	0%	105	103
2022/23	54%	0%	103	99

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

Meadow Park AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
0.5 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ranikhet Academy
0.8 km · Reading

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
1.0 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Churchend Primary Academy
1.1 km · Reading

Good2022

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Park Lane Primary School
1.2 km · Reading

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Birch Copse Primary School
1.7 km · West Berkshire

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wilson Primary School
1.7 km · Reading

2026

2.8applications per place 66%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138372 · 870/2004
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 37.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Upcroft Primary School (URN 109801)
Address: Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BS
Local authority: Reading

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