Meadowbank Primary School
Councillor Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janine Appleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Education Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 145688
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614286286
About this school
Meadowbank Primary School is a primary academy in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 424 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 15 September 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 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 66% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 12% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 80% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Meadowbank 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 | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowbank Primary School compares
Meadowbank Primary School ranked 29th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 424 | — |
| Cheadle Village Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 21.2% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Ladybridge Primary School | 43% | 8.1% | 45.5% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | 62% | 5% | 26.9% | 349 | 0.7 miles |
| Oak Tree Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 638 | 0.8 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary School | 74% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 458 | 0.8 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)
- 13.66%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 9.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheadle Village Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Ladybridge Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Cheadle Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Cheadle Hulme Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Cheadle
Meadowbank Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Cheadle.
- Bolshaw Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Primary
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primary
- Etchells Primary School Primary
- Hursthead Infant School Primary
- Hursthead Junior School Primary
- Ladybridge Primary School Primary
- Lum Head Primary School Primary
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School Primary
- Outwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadowbank Primary School teach?
- Meadowbank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowbank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadowbank Primary School is Mrs Janine Appleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadowbank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowbank 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 Meadowbank Primary School?
- Meadowbank Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadowbank Primary School full?
- Meadowbank Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 424 on roll (90%), 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 Meadowbank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadowbank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowbank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadowbank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Meadowbank Primary School?
- Meadowbank Primary School is part of EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Meadowbank Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Meadowbank Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Meadowbank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadowbank Primary School rank locally?
- Meadowbank Primary School ranked 29th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadowbank Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadowbank Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadowbank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowbank 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.