Primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Meadow Primary School
Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 4SZ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 11 November 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Nearly full — 419 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 221 / 198
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 4%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 6%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire West and Chester 013D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 93%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PEOPLE'S LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: S L Curtis
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Sutton Villages
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- URN
- 151417
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 71% | 0.4 mi |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 0.4 mi |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 62% | 0.6 mi |
| Brookside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.7 mi |
| Whitby Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 0.9 mi |
| Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 41% | 0.9 mi |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 56% | 1.1 mi |
| Capenhurst CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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