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The Meadows Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Bristol · BS30 6HS

Ages 4–11 · 137 pupils · South Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
139

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

21

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 fill65%

137 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
137
Boys / girls
70 / 67
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
137 / 210 (65%)
Free school meals
6.6%
FSM pupils
9
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: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Futura Learning Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Holmes

Location

Address
Bath Road, Bitton
Postcode
BS30 6HS
Town
Bristol
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
District
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham
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 Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 137 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 6.6%.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS30
14
Primary in BS30
10
Open schools in South Gloucestershire LA
126
Primary in South Gloucestershire LA
93

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS30 6JH · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM13.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Anne's Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bristol · BS30 6PH · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Redfield Edge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS30 9TL · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM3.5%

    1.3 miles away

  • Free schools · Primary

    Bristol · BS31 1GE · Bath and North East Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.94

    1.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS30 9BA · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.5 miles away

  • Chandag Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS31 1PQ · Bath and North East Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS30 8AA · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM50.7%

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Holmes
Telephone
01179322203

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