Meadowside Primary School
About the school
Meadowside Primary School is an open primary school in North Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 7 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 60%
- North Northamptonshire
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- North Northamptonshire
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 75%
- North Northamptonshire
- 72%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 72%
- North Northamptonshire
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- North Northamptonshire
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- North Northamptonshire
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 14%
- North Northamptonshire
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 77%
- North Northamptonshire
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- North Northamptonshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- North Northamptonshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- North Northamptonshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
445
Girls
46.29%
Boys
53.71%
SEN support
10.34%
Education, health and care plan
1.35%
English as an additional language
16.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.05%
Overall absence
5.52
Persistent absence
13.46