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Meadgate Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Chelmsford · CM2 7NS

Ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-05

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

210 pupils · 216 places

Pupils on roll
210
Boys / girls
101 / 109
School capacity
216
Capacity fill
210 / 216 (97%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Joseph Figg

Location

Address
Mascalls Way, Great Baddow
Postcode
CM2 7NS
Town
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chelmsford, Essex, 210 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 18.6%.

Open schools in Chelmsford
84
Primary schools in Chelmsford
56
Academies among open schools in Chelmsford
48% (40)
Open schools in CM2
27
Primary in CM2
16
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChelmsfordNear CM2

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Joseph Figg
Telephone
01245259403
Website
www.meadgateprimary.com/

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