Meldreth Primary School

CambridgeshireCommunity school

High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, SG8 6LA

Headteacher: Mrs Sasha HowardSchool website ↗Pupils: 191 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
79% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
79%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 26 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 88%·Maths 88%All three 79%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected88%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
38
How many got their first choice?
30of 38 (78.9%)
How many applied in total?
74

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
29.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
92 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 81% (2017/18), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1670.0%4.0%-0.2+7.0+6.9
2016/1771.0%13.0%+0.7-2.6+5.1
2017/1881.0%24.0%+1.5-0.7+3.4
2018/1972.0%17.0%-2.9-2.5+1.4
2022/2371.0%3.0%-1.1-1.6+2.0
2023/2467.0%3.0%---
2024/2579.0%17.0%---
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