The Meadows Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Crewe, Staffordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Meadows Primary School is a primary school in Crewe, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Meadows Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, there were 17 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- Its Reception 2026 ratio of 1.2 first choices per offer was the 18th highest of 296 Staffordshire primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 8% reaching the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 77% reading, writing and maths result for 2024/25 was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Newcastle Road, Madeley Heath, Crewe, CW3 9JX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 107 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 February 2024
Strengths
- “The Meadows is an exceptional school where pupils flourish both in their learning and socially.”
- “Staff work together very successfully so that pupils reach their full potential.”
- “There is a rich and ambitious curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 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) | 77% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Betley CofE VC Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Silverdale Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good
- Knutton St Marys CofE Academy 3.2 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Wood Lane Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged
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