Meadow Primary School
Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PEOPLE'S LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs S L Curtis
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 151417
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512031690
About this school
Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meadow Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
How Meadow Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 4.9% | 419 | — |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 5.1% | 28.3% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 49% | 5% | 16.9% | 533 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 27% | 290 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookside Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 42.1% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitby Heath Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 406 | 0.9 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)
- 4.94%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 3.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Woodlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Brookside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
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Whitby Heath Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ellesmere Port
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meadow Primary School teach?
- Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meadow Primary School is Mrs S L Curtis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow 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 many pupils are at Meadow Primary School?
- Meadow Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Meadow Primary School full?
- Meadow Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meadow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Meadow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Meadow Primary School is part of THE PEOPLE'S LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census.
- Does Meadow Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Meadow Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.