The Meadows Primary School
Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, CW3 9JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Natalie Parry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 145098
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782750313
About this school
The Meadows Primary School is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 107 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 79% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 29% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 100% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Meadows Primary School compares
The Meadows Primary School ranked 56th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 107 | — |
| Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School | 60% | 5.8% | 31.9% | 143 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary Academy | — | 5.1% | 7.5% | 155 | 1.6 miles |
| St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School | 35% | 7.1% | 30.9% | 197 | 1.9 miles |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | 65% | 3.9% | 20.6% | 178 | 2.3 miles |
| Betley CofE VC Primary School | 62% | 3.5% | 3% | 100 | 2.5 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
- 6 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report20 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.77%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
St John's CofE Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Betley CofE VC Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
The Meadows Primary School ranks 5th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Crewe.
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
- Edleston Primary School Primary
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Haslington Primary Academy Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Holmes Chapel Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Meadows Primary School teach?
- The Meadows Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of The Meadows Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Meadows Primary School is Ms Natalie Parry, 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 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Meadows Primary School full?
- The Meadows Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 107 on roll (89%), 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 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?
- Yes. The schools register records The Meadows Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Meadows Primary School?
- The Meadows Primary School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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 73% in 2022/23 and 77% 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 56th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 3.6% 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 10 July 2026.