Academy converter · Staffordshire

The Meadows Primary School

2–11Ages
107Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145098URN

Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, CW3 9JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.9 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

39 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
20 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 14 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 3.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Meadows Primary School (URN 124102), the previous school.

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	14	39	2.8	17	1.21
Sep 2025	14	41	2.9	24	1.71
Sep 2024	14	34	2.4	15	1.07
Sep 2023	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2022	10	37	3.7	10	1.00
Sep 2021	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2020	13	37	2.9	13	1.00
Sep 2019	14	33	2.4	11	0.79
Sep 2018	11	32	2.9	7	0.64
Sep 2017 *	14	27	1.9	12	0.86
Sep 2016 *	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	34	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2014 *	11	27	2.5	7	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 85% · Maths 77% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%50th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	8%	107	105
2023/24	79%	29%	109	106
2022/23	73%	9%	108	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

The Meadows Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary Academy
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School
3.0 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy
3.7 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Betley CofE VC Primary School
4.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Silverdale Primary Academy
4.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
5.1 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Wood Lane Primary School
5.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145098 · 860/2236
Trust: The Shaw Education Trust
Capacity: 120 pupils · 107 on roll
Free school meals: 12.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Meadows Primary School (URN 124102)
Address: Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, CW3 9JX
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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