Meadowbank Primary School
Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Nichola Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 106425
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942874271
About this school
Meadowbank Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 55% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 72% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 69% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 72% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Meadowbank 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowbank Primary School compares
Meadowbank Primary School ranked 41st of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.6% | 54.8% | 220 | — |
| St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton | 54% | 4% | 37.5% | 184 | 0.1 miles |
| Atherton St George's CofE Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 54.3% | 333 | 0.3 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton | 71% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| Chowbent Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 32.4% | 147 | 0.4 miles |
| Parklee Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 0.6 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)
- 54.77%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 24.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Atherton St George's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Chowbent Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Parklee Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Manchester
Meadowbank Primary School ranks 73rd of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadowbank Primary School teach?
- Meadowbank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the head teacher of Meadowbank Primary School?
- The head teacher of Meadowbank Primary School is Mrs Nichola Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadowbank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowbank 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 Meadowbank Primary School?
- Meadowbank Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadowbank Primary School full?
- Meadowbank Primary School has capacity for 258 pupils and 220 on roll (85%), 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 Meadowbank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadowbank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowbank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadowbank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Meadowbank Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Meadowbank Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Meadowbank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadowbank Primary School rank locally?
- Meadowbank Primary School ranked 41st of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadowbank Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadowbank Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadowbank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowbank 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 29 June 2026.