Meadowdale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Meadowdale Primary School is a primary school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Meadowdale Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7XQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 389 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “Meadowdale Primary School is a welcoming and ambitious school.”
- “As a result, pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well.”
- “The school’s aim for ‘every child to have the opportunity to flourish’ is evident both in and out of the classroom.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of cases, teachers do not check carefully enough on how well pupils know and remember content.”
- “As a result, there are some minor inconsistencies in how well pupils recall what they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Little Bowden School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Ridgeway Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Farndon Fields Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Wellington Place Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next