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Meadowside Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL2 4LX

Ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
120
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

205 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
110 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
205 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
10.2%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Port

Location

Address
Elmore Lane East, Quedgeley
Postcode
GL2 4LX
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 205 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.2%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL2
28
Primary in GL2
22
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

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

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  • Beech Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4WD · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.91

    0.4 miles away

  • Field Court Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4UF · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Harewood Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Harewood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM22.5%

    0.8 miles away

  • Grange Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    GL4 0RW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 2AR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Port
Telephone
01452721767
Website
www.meadowsideschool.co.uk

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