The Meadows Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oswestry.

Summary of the comparison

The Meadows Primary School and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery are primary schools in Oswestry.

  • The Meadows Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Meadows Primary School was judged Good and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 49.0% for The Meadows Primary School and 66.0% for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Meadows Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery (55.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Meadows Primary School versus Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OswestryThe Meadows Primary SchoolOswestryHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking25th of 106 in Shropshire 24th of 106 in Shropshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 1-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll267 255
Capacity278 350
LocationOswestry, SY11 2EA Oswestry, SY11 2LF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census267 255
Free school meals (ever 6)18.4% 40.3%
English as an additional language2.2% 31.0%
SEN support17.6% 13.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.9% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.2% Stronger figure17.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Meadows Primary School

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

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