The Meadows Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
The Meadows Primary Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Poplar Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 379 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “The Meadows Primary Academy is ‘sowing the seeds of success’.”
- “This motto is the golden thread throughout all the school’s work.”
- “The school has high ambitions for all pupils, whatever their background.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the checks that teachers make on pupils’ learning do not identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge or enable pupils to learn more if they are ready to do so.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Stoke-on-Trent published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Sutherland Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heron Cross Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Newstead Primary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Glebe 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Green Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published