The Meadows Primary School

Lincoln · LN5 9BB

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 342 pupils, 27.8% FSM

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The Meadows Primary School

General Information

Address: Calder Road, Lincoln, LN5 9BB – View on map
Phone: 01522721708
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr A Bell
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 41 families put it first for 43 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

342 pupils out of 420 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 95
% eligible for free school meals: 27.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Lincoln average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 3.7% a year (Lincoln 13.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% 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. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (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 Lincolnshire (the council area this school is in), 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: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.4%
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

SEN unit for Other needs 10 places · 5 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Vision 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the Lincoln average (56%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 56% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 56%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 77%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 106
Based on: 52 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 schoolLincoln averageEngland↗ Improving Up 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the Lincoln average (56%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 3rd of 17 junior and primary schools in the area

=3Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School65%
=3The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School65%
=3The Meadows Primary School65%
#6Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy63%
#7Westgate Academy58%

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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

=1Lincoln Carlton Academy77%
=1The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln77%
=3Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School65%
=3The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School65%
=3The Meadows Primary School65%
#6Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy63%
#7Westgate Academy58%
#8The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School56%
#9Lincoln Birchwood Junior School52%
#10Ermine Primary Academy50%
=11Hartsholme Academy49%
=11St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy49%
#13Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School47%
#14Leslie Manser Primary School46%
#15The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School45%
#16St Giles Academy41%
#17The Priory Witham Academy36%

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5th of 5 primary schools in Lincoln for Ofsted rating

#3Leslie Manser Primary SchoolGood
#4Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary AcademyGood
#5The Meadows Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Ermine Primary AcademyGood
#3Leslie Manser Primary SchoolGood
#4Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary AcademyGood
#5The Meadows Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,188 (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.

3rd of 12 primary schools in Lincoln for spending per pupil

#1The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School£7,464
#2Ermine Primary Academy£7,260
#3The Meadows Primary School£7,188
#4St Giles Academy£7,176
#5Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy£7,063

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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

#1The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School£7,464
#2Ermine Primary Academy£7,260
#3The Meadows Primary School£7,188
#4St Giles Academy£7,176
#5Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy£7,063
#6Leslie Manser Primary School£6,983
#7Hartsholme Academy£6,983
#8St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy£6,892
#9Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School£6,874
#10Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School£6,504
#11The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School£6,466
#12Lincoln Carlton Academy£5,662

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