School profile

Meadowside Primary School

Primary · Community school · Gloucester, GL2 4LX

Requires improvement

Map showing Meadowside Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,162 of 15,057

Worse than 87% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Meadowside Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils205 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Daniel Port
Local authorityGloucestershire
Opened01 Sept 2000
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 131782.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths45%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%9%8%
Average reading score103106106
Average maths score102105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104105105
Expected standard in reading61%76%76%
Expected standard in writing55%71%73%
Expected standard in maths65%73%75%
Pupils taking tests31--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils205
Girls95
Boys110
Eligible for free school meals10.2%
First language not English5.4%
SEN support18
EHC plan11
Average class size29.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
82.4%
Other White
9.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
African
1.5%
Other Black
1.5%
Pakistani
1%
White and Black African
0.5%
White and Asian
0.5%
Other mixed
0.5%
Caribbean
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Overall absence4.7%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence9.2%11.8%13.2%
Severe absence1.1%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)27
Applications (Reception)78
First preference applications (Reception)28
First preference offers (Reception)26
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll209
Unfilled places0.5%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher26.7
Pupils per adult15.1
Teachers (FTE)7.68
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.88
Support staff (FTE)9.52
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.9

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Meadowside Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryBeech Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryClearwater Church of England Primary AcademyFree schools
Good
0.7 miSecondarySevern Vale SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryField Court Church of England Infant AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryField Court Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miSecondaryHolmleigh Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryHarewood Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryHarewood Junior SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryGrange Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryKingsway Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Meadowside Primary School

What is Meadowside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Meadowside Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 17 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Meadowside Primary School rank in England?

Meadowside Primary School ranks 13,162 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 87% of schools).

How many pupils attend Meadowside Primary School?

Meadowside Primary School has 205 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.