SCHOOL PROFILE

The Meadow Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 138173
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 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

5 October 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 15 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 429 429 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 199 46.4% of pupils
Male pupils 230 53.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.3%
5.5 pts below England
School 19.3%
Oadby and Wigston 17.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.1%
7.2 pts below England
School 13.1%
Oadby and Wigston 20.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Oadby and Wigston 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.6%
277
Indian
7.2%
31
Any other White background
5.8%
25
White and Black Caribbean
4.9%
21
African
4.7%
20
White and Asian
4.2%
18
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 12.1% 52 of 429 pupils
8.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.1%
Oadby and Wigston 15.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.9% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Oadby and Wigston 65.8%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Oadby and Wigston 74.7%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Oadby and Wigston 73.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Oadby and Wigston 76.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

5.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 5.76%
Oadby and Wigston 6.07%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.91%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 15.91%
Oadby and Wigston 15.41%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.24 pts lower than England
School 0.57%
Oadby and Wigston 1.80%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

102.1% 14.0 pts above England
The Meadow Community Primary School
102.1%
Oadby and Wigston
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
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