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Meadgate Primary School

Mascalls Way, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7NS

Local ranking64th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

216

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 5 November 2024. Figures last updated .

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
75.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
19.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
215
Boys
101 (48%)
Girls
109 (52%)
Capacity
216 (97% full)
SEND
25.6%
FSM Eligible
22.3%
EAL
24.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
22.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.5
Budget per Pupil
£5,791/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 55.1%
  • White Other: 14.9%
  • Asian Indian: 7.9%
  • Black African: 4.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 3.3%
  • Mixed Other: 2.8%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.8%
  • Other: 2.8%

55.1%

White British

14.9%

White Other

7.9%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140375
UKPRN
10044165
Establishment No.
2098
Trust
QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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