Lower Meadow Primary School

URN 142937·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Astrea Academy Trust·Compare

Flags

1 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.7%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,018.12

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+8.2%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.2%, vacancy rate 7.9%.

Overall absence at 8.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)50.0%

Expected standard (writing)53.0%

Expected standard (maths)61.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.45.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

297

Capacity

315 (94%)

Free school meals

68.6%

English additional lang.

24.2%

Ethnicity

White British 50.2%Asian 9.4%Black 19.1%Mixed 12.8%Chinese 0.3%Other 4.0%

Age range: 2–11

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

15.4

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.6

Mean salary

£45,312

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

17.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 252 pupils