Meadowlane Primary School, Cardiff
Meadowlane Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardiff.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Meadowlane Primary School in detail
School in Wales
Meadowlane Primary School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 290 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
63% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 6% have additional learning needs (26% in 2020/21); 22% are learning English as an additional language; and 39% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 27 pupils (Year 1) to 43 (Year 3).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,117 per pupil, against £4,221 in 2021-22. It carried forward £67k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Meadowlane Primary School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Meadowlane Primary School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Meadowlane Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Meadowlane Primary School is situated in the east side of Cardiff, meeting the needs of children of all abilities aged 3-11. It is a privilege to be Head of Meadowlane, where as a staff we work to get the best from every child, irrelevant of their ability or background."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meadowlane Primary School are St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School (0.4 miles), Ysgol Pen Y Pil (0.5 miles), Willowbrook Primary School (0.5 miles) and Trowbridge Primary School (0.5 miles).
St John Lloyd R.C. Primary SchoolYsgol Pen Y PilWillowbrook Primary SchoolTrowbridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street Rail Station, about 4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Meadowlane Primary School (outside), 50 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Meadowlane Primary School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Meadowlane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Meadowlane Primary School is in Cardiff; for families living there:
Apply to Cardiff for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Meadowlane Primary School
What is the catchment area for Meadowlane Primary School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Meadowlane Primary School has a defined catchment published by Cardiff. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Cardiff applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Meadowlane Primary School?
Apply through Cardiff, naming Meadowlane Primary School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Cardiff's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Meadowlane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cardiff is 10 (the median across 144 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Meadowlane Primary School?
Meadowlane Primary School is at Heol Maes Eirwg, Trowbridge, Cardiff, CF3 0JZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)