Meadowbrook Primary School
Three Brooks Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 8TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Will Ferris
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Olympus Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 141618
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454868630
About this school
Meadowbrook Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 335 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 89% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 87% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 79% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Meadowbrook 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 351 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowbrook Primary School compares
Meadowbrook Primary School ranked 38th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 335 | — |
| Stoke Lodge Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 15.8% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Wheatfield Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 401 | 0.5 miles |
| Bowsland Green Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| Little Stoke Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 188 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 205 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.68%
- English as an additional language
- 46.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 17.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Lodge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Wheatfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Bowsland Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Little Stoke Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Meadowbrook Primary School ranks 84th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadowbrook Primary School teach?
- Meadowbrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadowbrook Primary School is Mr Will Ferris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadowbrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Primary School?
- Meadowbrook Primary School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Meadowbrook Primary School full?
- Meadowbrook Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 335 on roll (86%), 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 Meadowbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadowbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meadowbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Meadowbrook Primary School?
- Meadowbrook Primary School is part of THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meadowbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadowbrook Primary School rank locally?
- Meadowbrook Primary School ranked 38th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadowbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadowbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadowbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowbrook 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 1 July 2026.