Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
Meadow Lane, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandie Lineton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 104886
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704578512
About this school
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre is a community primary school in Southport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 61% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 79% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre compares
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre ranked 4th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.1% | 41% | 181 | — |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School | 47% | 3.5% | 16.8% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| Shoreside Primary School | 79% | 4% | 20.6% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 238 | 1.9 miles |
| Farnborough Road Junior School | 68% | 3.9% | 17.1% | 468 | 1.9 miles |
| Farnborough Road Infant School | — | 4.3% | 10.3% | 428 | 1.9 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
- 16 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report9 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.03%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Shoreside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Farnborough Road Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Farnborough Road Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Southport
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre ranks 1st of the 19 ranked primary schools in Southport.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Larkfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre teach?
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre?
- The headteacher of Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre is Mrs Sandie Lineton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre?
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre full?
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre has capacity for 228 pupils and 181 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre a faith school?
- No. Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre have?
- The schools register lists Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre ranked 4th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's absence rate?
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre'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 29 June 2026.