The Meadows Primary School
Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Janine Arrowsmith
- Sponsor
- Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 151709
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216753203
About this school
The Meadows Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Meadows Primary School (URN 103296).
How The Meadows Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 423 | — |
| Turves Green Primary School | 59% | 8.4% | 61.4% | 354 | 0.5 miles |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 36.7% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 68.1% | 400 | 0.7 miles |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 70.3% | 225 | 0.7 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 7.2% | 58% | 183 | 0.7 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Turves Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Brigid's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Meadows Primary School teach?
- The Meadows Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of The Meadows Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of The Meadows Primary School is Janine Arrowsmith, 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 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Meadows Primary School full?
- The Meadows Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 423 on roll (71%), 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?
- No. The schools register records The Meadows Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Meadows Primary School?
- The Meadows Primary School is part of EXCELSIOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Meadows Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Meadows Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does The Meadows 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 The Meadows 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.