Meadowside Academy is a primary school located in Knaresborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Halfpenny Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0SL
Website: http://www.meadowsideacademy.org
Telephone: 01423866207
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Maiden
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144168

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.9 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowside Academy
Halfpenny Lane , HG5 0SL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School
Stockwell Road , HG5 0JN 		- not rated 736 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Tentergate Road , HG5 9BG 		3out of 4 950 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Aspin Park Academy
Wetherby Road , HG5 8LQ 		4out of 4 1,480 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goldsborough Church of England Primary School
Goldsborough , HG5 8NJ 		3out of 4 3,185 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James's School
King James Road , HG5 8EB 		3out of 4 1,298 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forest School
Park Lane , HG5 0DQ 		- not rated 547 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springwater School
High Street , Starbeck HG2 7LW 		4out of 4 3,213 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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