Meadlands Primary School
Broughton Avenue, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Wreford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 102893
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089409207
About this school
Meadlands Primary School is a community primary school in Richmond. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 17% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 87% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Meadlands Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadlands Primary School compares
Meadlands Primary School ranked 9th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 5.1% | 15.3% | 221 | — |
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 46.9% | 153 | 0.2 miles |
| The Russell Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 16.6% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Collis Primary School | 87% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 704 | 0.9 miles |
| Fern Hill Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 663 | 1.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 20.3% | 160 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.31%
- English as an additional language
- 31.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Richard's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
The Russell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Collis Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Teddington
-
Fern Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Teddington
Other schools in Richmond
Meadlands Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Richmond.
- Darell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kew Riverside Primary School Primary
- Marshgate Primary School Primary
- St Richard's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The King's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Russell Primary School Primary
- The Vineyard School Primary
- Windham Nursery School Nursery
- Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School Secondary
- Grey Court School Secondary
- Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadlands Primary School teach?
- Meadlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Richmond.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadlands Primary School is Mrs Joanne Wreford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadlands Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Meadlands Primary School?
- Meadlands Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadlands Primary School full?
- Meadlands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 221 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Meadlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Meadlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadlands Primary School rank locally?
- Meadlands Primary School ranked 9th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadlands Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.