Meadowfield Primary School
Halton Moor Avenue, Leeds, LS9 0JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Stout
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Red Kite Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 495
- URN
- 146215
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133230010
About this school
Meadowfield Primary School is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 495 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 61 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 59% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 69% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 70% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Meadowfield 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 493 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowfield Primary School compares
Meadowfield Primary School ranked 181st of 216 primary schools in Leeds 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 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 8% | 49.1% | 495 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 93% | 3.6% | 36.7% | 259 | 0.2 miles |
| Victoria Primary Academy | 57% | 7% | 54.1% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| Wykebeck Primary School | 31% | 8.2% | 55.5% | 388 | 0.9 miles |
| St Patrick Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 39.5% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| Co-op Academy Brownhill | 50% | 7.6% | 60.5% | 434 | 1.0 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)
- 49.13%
- English as an additional language
- 31.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.02%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Victoria Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Wykebeck Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Patrick Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Brownhill1.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Meadowfield Primary School ranks 149th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Meadowfield Primary School teach?
- Meadowfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadowfield Primary School is Mrs Helen Stout, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadowfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowfield 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 Meadowfield Primary School?
- Meadowfield Primary School has 495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meadowfield Primary School full?
- Meadowfield Primary School has capacity for 520 pupils and 495 on roll (95%), 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 Meadowfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadowfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadowfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Meadowfield Primary School?
- Meadowfield Primary School is part of RED KITE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meadowfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% 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 Meadowfield Primary School rank locally?
- Meadowfield Primary School ranked 181st of 216 primary schools in Leeds 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 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadowfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadowfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadowfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowfield 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.