The Meadows Primary School
Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2SW
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by The Meadows Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Johanna Donnellan
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 477
- URN
- 103296
- Local authority
- Birmingham
About this school
The Meadows Primary School was a community primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 477 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Meadows Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 92 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 51% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 68% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 59% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 The Meadows 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 585 |
| 2023/24 | 545 |
| 2024/25 | 477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Meadows Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.7% | 45.1% | 477 | — |
| The Meadows Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 0.0 miles |
| Turves Green Primary School | 59% | 8.4% | 61.4% | 354 | 0.5 miles |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 36.7% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 68.1% | 400 | 0.7 miles |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 70.3% | 225 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.07%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 18.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Meadows Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Turves Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Brigid's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Meadows Primary School teach?
- The Meadows Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has The Meadows Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Meadows Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Meadows Primary School?
- The Meadows Primary School had 477 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have The Meadows Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Meadows Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Meadows 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 7 July 2025.