Meadow Farm Community Primary School
Foyle Avenue, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6TZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 284
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 112752
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332662631
About this school
Meadow Farm Community Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meadow Farm Community Primary School, 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
- 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 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 55% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 55% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Meadow Farm Community 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 | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadow Farm Community Primary School compares
Meadow Farm Community Primary School ranked 25th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.2% | 58.3% | 155 | — |
| Cherry Tree Hill Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 40.4% | 605 | 0.4 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 5.8% | 16.3% | 321 | 0.6 miles |
| Chaddesden Park Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 39.1% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 35% | 324 | 0.9 miles |
| St Werburgh's CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 17.1% | 281 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.28%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Chaddesden Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Springfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Meadow Farm Community Primary School ranks 39th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meadow Farm Community Primary School teach?
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadow Farm Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadow Farm Community Primary School is Mrs Helen Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadow Farm Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow Farm Community 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 many pupils are at Meadow Farm Community Primary School?
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Meadow Farm Community Primary School full?
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School has capacity for 284 pupils and 155 on roll (55%), 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 Meadow Farm Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadow Farm Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadow Farm Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadow Farm Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Meadow Farm Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadow Farm Community Primary School compare with other schools in Derby?
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School ranked 25th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadow Farm Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadow Farm Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadow Farm Community 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.