The Meadows Primary School
Harlech Road, Oswestry, SY11 2EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angie Jones
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 278
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 123452
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01691656080
About this school
The Meadows Primary School is a community primary school in Oswestry. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 268 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 33 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 55% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 61% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 73% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Meadows Primary School compares
The Meadows Primary School ranked 77th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 268 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 66% | 6.5% | 40.3% | 316 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 21.1% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 130 | 1.1 miles |
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School | 52% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 239 | 1.6 miles |
| Morda CofE Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 16.4% | 126 | 1.8 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)
- 18.35%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Woodside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Oswestry
-
Morda CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Oswestry
Other schools in Oswestry
The Meadows Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Oswestry.
- Bryn Offa CofE Primary School Primary
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Kinnerley Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Morda CofE Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Selattyn CofE Primary School Primary
- Trefonen CofE Primary School Primary
- West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Weston Rhyn Primary School Primary
- Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Woodside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Meadows Primary School teach?
- The Meadows Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Oswestry.
- Who is the headteacher of The Meadows Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Meadows Primary School is Mrs Angie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Meadows Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Meadows 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 The Meadows Primary School?
- The Meadows Primary School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Meadows Primary School full?
- The Meadows Primary School has capacity for 278 pupils and 268 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Meadows Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Meadows Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Meadows Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Meadows Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- 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 69% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Meadows Primary School rank locally?
- The Meadows Primary School ranked 77th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Meadows Primary School's absence rate?
- The Meadows Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 30 June 2026.