Meadow Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Dolphin Crescent, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
3.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
419
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
59 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
158
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 59 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 158 | 60 | 38% |
Cheshire West and Chester lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- S L Curtis
- Address
- Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ
- Phone
- 01512031690
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Villages · Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151417
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EVERTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
419 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 November 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 364 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.