Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Meadow Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140622URN

High Street, Balsham, Cambridge, CB21 4DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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46 applications for 32 places · 122nd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 January 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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Cambridgeshire 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	32	46	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2025	32	46	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2024	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2023	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2022	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	31	47	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2020	32	46	1.4	31	0.97
Sep 2019	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2018	28	46	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2017	28	35	1.3	25	0.89
Sep 2016	34	49	1.4	32	0.94
Sep 2015	22	37	1.7	21	0.95
Sep 2014	27	34	1.3	26	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 87% · Maths 78% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%74th of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	13%	106	105
2023/24	68%	20%	109	104
2022/23	57%	9%	108	106

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Linton Heights Junior School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

71%met the SATs standard
Linton CofE Infant School
4.7 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place
Great Abington Primary School
5.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy
6.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School
7.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy
8.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ashdon Primary School
8.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
8.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140622 · 873/2025
Trust: Anglian Learning
Capacity: 300 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Meadow Primary School (URN 110670)
Address: High Street, Balsham, Cambridge, CB21 4DJ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

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