Meadow Park School, Knowsley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Meadow Park School excels at building strong relationships with vulnerable pupils and their families, transforming their educational experiences and confidence. Teachers plan engaging lessons that challenge and motivate pupils to make excellent progress, even those with histories of poor attendance and behaviour. The school goes the extra mile, offering enriching residential trips, clubs, and support that continues even after pupils return to mainstream school.
Key Strengths
- Strong, visible leadership that transforms pupils' lives and never gives up on anyone
- Improved teaching quality leading to strong pupil progress across the curriculum, particularly in science
- Effective behaviour management creating a calm, orderly learning environment
- Warm, welcoming relationships built with pupils and families from day one
- Excellent extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities including residential trips and practical activities
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil attendance remains challenging, though the school works hard to engage the small minority of hard-to-reach pupils
- Management committee needs further training and support to fill gaps in skills and expertise
- Need to continue developing the management committee's role in challenging and supporting senior leaders
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with thorough checks on staff, meticulous record-keeping, regular staff training, and pupils reporting they feel safe and well cared for.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential trips to Askrigg and France, pet club, mosque visits, community experience activities
Meadow Park School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has maintained educational quality while the school relocated to new accommodation and significantly grew in pupil numbers. The school specializes in supporting vulnerable pupils, helping them gain confidence and return to mainstream education.
At a Glance
82.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
79 pupils
120 capacity
41 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Knowsley
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Admissions Demand - Knowsley
Places available
1,290
Applications
1,725
Got 1st preference
84.1%
Got preferred school
95.3%
Secondary admissions across Knowsley (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Meadow Park School
Stockbridge Village Primary School
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
St Albert's Catholic Primary School
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School
Knowsley Village School
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
Knowsley Lane Primary School
Blueberry Park
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
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