Meadows First School, Bromsgrove
Meadows First School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 9 in Bromsgrove, part of Aequalis Education Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Meadows First School in detail
Meadows First School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Meadows First School
Worcestershire published that the last place offered for 2021 entry went to a family 0.639 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meadows First School are Meadows First School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); The Orchards School (0.7 miles, Good); Finstall First School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); and Lickey End First School (0.9 miles, Good).
Meadows First SchoolThe Orchards SchoolFinstall First SchoolLickey End First School
The trust
Meadows First School is one of 5 schools run by Aequalis Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
Meadows First School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bromsgrove Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Princess of Wales Hospital (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 130 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Meadows First School are Parkside Middle School (under 0.1 miles), North Bromsgrove High School (0.4 miles), St John's Church of England Middle School Academy (0.7 miles) and Aston Fields Middle School (1.1 miles).
Parkside Middle SchoolNorth Bromsgrove High SchoolSt John's Church of England Middle School AcademyAston Fields Middle School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Worcestershire published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 0.639 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Meadows First School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Meadows First School (URN 116662), it was rated Outstanding in March 2019. See Meadows First School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Meadows First School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Meadows First School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Meadows First School is in Worcestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Worcestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 16 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
6 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Meadows First School
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What the report includes for Meadows First School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Meadows First School.
- Last distance offered for 2021 entry, from Worcestershire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- How many families in Worcestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Meadows First School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 116662). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 87 | 165 | 1.5 | 29 |
| 2025 | 59 | 106 | 161 | 1.8 | 48 |
| 2024 | 60 | 72 | 137 | 1.2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 59 | 109 | 179 | 1.8 | 51 |
| 2022 | 60 | 102 | 163 | 1.7 | 42 |
| 2021 | 60 | 108 | 168 | 1.8 | 49 |
| 2020 | 60 | 109 | 179 | 1.8 | 51 |
| 2019 | 60 | 100 | 168 | 1.7 | 45 |
| 2018 | 60 | 84 | 139 | 1.4 | 28 |
| 2017 | 60 | 75 | 132 | 1.3 | 16 |
| 2016 | 60 | 95 | 176 | 1.6 | 41 |
| 2015 | 60 | 72 | 147 | 1.2 | 15 |
| 2014 | 60 | 66 | 128 | 1.1 | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bromsgrove
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bromsgrove
Across Worcestershire council
Places available
6,801
Applications
5,492
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Meadows First School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Meadows First School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 116662). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.5%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
247
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Meadows First School
What is Meadows First School's Ofsted rating?
Meadows First School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Meadows First School (URN 116662), it was rated Outstanding in March 2019.
How close to Meadows First School do you need to live?
Worcestershire published for September 2021 entry that the last place offered at Meadows First School on distance went to a family 0.639 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Does Meadows First School have specialist SEN provision?
Meadows First School has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Meadows First School?
Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Meadows First School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Meadows First School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 16 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Meadows First School?
Meadows First School is at Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0AH.
Sources: Worcestershire admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)