Meadlands Primary School

Richmond upon Thames · TW10 7TS

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 221 pupils, 14.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Meadlands Primary School

General Information

Address: Broughton Avenue, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7TS – View on map
Phone: 02089409207
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Wreford
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 15 families put it first for 17 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 17 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

221 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 32
% eligible for free school meals: 14.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Richmond upon Thames average)
English as an additional language: 29% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.7% a year (Richmond upon Thames 16.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Richmond upon Thames: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Richmond upon Thames, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 87% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 16% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Richmond upon Thames average (79%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 86% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 86%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 94% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 84%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 31 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRichmond upon Thames averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points above the Richmond upon Thames average (79%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 8th of 38 junior and primary schools in the area

=5Thomson House School88%
=8Collis Primary School87%
=8Meadlands Primary School87%
#10The Vineyard School86%
#11St James's Catholic Primary School85%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Deer Park School97%
#2Barnes Primary School96%
#3St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School90%
#4St Mary's Church of England Primary School89%
=5Marshgate Primary School88%
=5The King's Church of England Primary School88%
=5Thomson House School88%
=8Collis Primary School87%
=8Meadlands Primary School87%
#10The Vineyard School86%
#11St James's Catholic Primary School85%
=12Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School84%
=12St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School84%
=14Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School83%
=14East Sheen Primary School83%
=14St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School83%
#17Sheen Mount Primary School82%
#18Hampton Hill Junior School81%
=19Chase Bridge Primary School79%
=19Lowther Primary School79%
=19St Stephen's C E Primary School79%
=22Hampton Junior School77%
=22The Russell Primary School77%
#24St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary76%
=25St Edmund's Catholic Primary School75%
=25St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School75%
=25Trafalgar Junior School75%
#28Orleans Primary School74%
#29Kew Riverside Primary School73%
#30Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School71%
#31St Richard's Church of England Primary School70%
=32Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School69%
=32Stanley Primary School69%
=34Heathfield Junior School68%
=34Twickenham Primary Academy68%
#36Nelson Primary School59%
#37Buckingham Primary School57%
#38Darell Primary and Nursery School39%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,068 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 34 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for spending per pupil

#9The Russell Primary School£8,423
#10Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,411
#11Meadlands Primary School£8,068
#12Nelson Primary School£7,710
#13St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary£7,704

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Richard's Church of England Primary School£11,247
#2Kew Riverside Primary School£11,223
#3Darell Primary and Nursery School£10,178
#4Stanley Primary School£10,114
#5Lowther Primary School£9,298
#6Buckingham Primary School£9,193
#7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£8,807
#8St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School£8,754
#9The Russell Primary School£8,423
#10Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,411
#11Meadlands Primary School£8,068
#12Nelson Primary School£7,710
#13St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary£7,704
#14St Osmund's Catholic Primary School£7,463
#15Collis Primary School£7,376
#16Thomson House School£7,353
#17Barnes Primary School£7,347
#18The King's Church of England Primary School£7,206
#19St James's Catholic Primary School£7,179
#20Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School£7,159
#21The Vineyard School£7,051
#22Deer Park School£7,026
#23St Stephen's C E Primary School£7,000
#24East Sheen Primary School£6,955
#25St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,939
#26Sheen Mount Primary School£6,798
#27St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£6,733
#28Chase Bridge Primary School£6,720
#29Twickenham Primary Academy£6,716
#30Marshgate Primary School£6,510
#31St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,483
#32Orleans Primary School£6,457
#33Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School£6,442
#34St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£5,991

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