SCHOOL PROFILE

Meadowcroft Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 125065
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 150 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

14 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 5 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 135 135 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 71 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 64 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.9%
1.1 pts above England
School 25.9%
Runnymede 14.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.0%
2.7 pts above England
School 23.0%
Runnymede 12.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Runnymede 1.8%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.9%
62
Any other White background
11.1%
15
Indian
7.4%
10
Traveller of Irish heritage
7.4%
10
Pakistani
5.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.3% 18 of 135 pupils
7.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.3%
Runnymede 22.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.2% 7 pupils
England 14.8% 9.6 pts below
EHC plans 8.2% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.06 pts higher than England
School 7.27%
Runnymede 5.93%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.71 pts higher than England
School 23.53%
Runnymede 15.68%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.08 pts higher than England
School 5.88%
Runnymede 1.66%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.0% 1.8 pts above England
Meadowcroft Community Primary School
90.0%
Runnymede
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information