Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsty Holehouse
- Sponsor
- Anthem Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 138372
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375562
About this school
Meadow Park Academy is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 285 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 | 46 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 49% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 58% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Park Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadow Park Academy compares
Meadow Park Academy ranked 34th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.2% | 44.8% | 285 | — |
| Moorlands Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 45.6% | 286 | 0.3 miles |
| Ranikhet Academy | 50% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 65% | 6% | 15.4% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 31.7% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| Churchend Primary Academy | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 401 | 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)
- 44.79%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 25.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorlands Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Ranikhet Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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St Michael's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Churchend Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Meadow Park Academy ranks 76th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadow Park Academy teach?
- Meadow Park Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadow Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Meadow Park Academy is Miss Kirsty Holehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadow Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow Park Academy, 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 Meadow Park Academy?
- Meadow Park Academy has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Meadow Park Academy full?
- Meadow Park Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 285 on roll (68%), 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 Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Meadow Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Meadow Park Academy?
- Meadow Park Academy is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meadow Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 47% 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 Park Academy rank locally?
- Meadow Park Academy ranked 34th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Park Academy's absence rate?
- Meadow Park Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadow Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadow Park Academy'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 1 July 2026.