Meadowcroft Community Primary School, Chertsey
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
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
Meadowcroft creates a happy, inclusive community where children feel secure and supported. The school excels at teaching early reading through systematic phonics and provides thoughtful, timely support for children who need extra help. Staff know families well and work together to remove barriers to learning, ensuring every child can access the full curriculum and thrive.
Key Strengths
- Effective teaching of phonics and early reading - most pupils become fluent readers
- Strong early years provision with well-designed curriculum and high-quality staff interactions
- Excellent inclusion and support for pupils with special educational needs, disadvantaged pupils, and those facing barriers to learning
- Calm, respectful behaviour across the school with positive relationships between pupils and staff
- Well-designed curriculum with clear endpoints that builds knowledge logically over time
Areas for Improvement
- Attendance remains below national average with persistent absence too high - needs continued focus
- Inconsistent approach to addressing gaps in handwriting and spelling across some pupils
- Task design and checks of understanding in some subjects not yet securing most important knowledge
- Need for greater precision in improvement actions to focus on what makes greatest difference for pupils
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
clubs, trips, visits to places of worship
Meadowcroft Community Primary School is an expanding infant-to-primary school where most pupils achieve well and develop strong foundational skills in reading, writing and mathematics. The school has met safeguarding standards and provides an inclusive, welcoming environment where pupils are happy and feel safe.
At a Glance
25.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
16.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
135 pupils
150 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chertsey
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Chertsey
Admissions Demand - Surrey
Places available
13,213
Applications
12,004
Got 1st preference
88.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.27305%
Overall absence
23.52941%
Persistent absence
85
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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