Meadlands Primary School, Richmond
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Meadlands Primary School excels at developing confident, articulate pupils who achieve highly in academics. The school places exceptional emphasis on speaking and listening skills, with all children receiving specialist drama lessons. Parents love the warm, caring approach staff take - the school genuinely knows each child and family, and provides tailored support to help every pupil succeed and thrive.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above national average results in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils performing particularly well
- Oracy (speaking and listening) is a particular strength, with all pupils receiving specialist speech and drama lessons
- Extensive personal development programme including clubs (judo, Mandarin, drama), curriculum trips and annual residential visits for Year 6
- Strong pastoral support with wellbeing initiatives like the calm cabin and wellbeing ambassadors
- Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND participate highly in all enrichment activities
Areas for Improvement
- Staff occasionally do not intervene quickly enough when pupils are struggling or making errors, which can hamper learning
- In early years, staff do not always model ambitious vocabulary to children, limiting their exposure to new words
- Attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND remains slightly below national averages, though improving
- Staff occasionally do not adjust their approach quickly enough when a particular form of support is not working for a pupil
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Judo, Mandarin, drama, curriculum trips (such as royal palace visit for Year 5 Tudors study), annual residential trip for Year 6
Meadlands Primary School is a warm, inclusive primary school where pupils achieve highly across the curriculum and develop strong speaking and listening skills. The school has an open culture of safeguarding where pupils feel safe and supported.
At a Glance
14.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 94%. Maths has improved from 90% to 97%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
221 pupils
210 capacity
11 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Richmond
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Richmond
Admissions Demand - Richmond upon Thames
Places available
2,243
Applications
1,812
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Richmond upon Thames (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.09697%
Overall absence
10.81081%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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