The Meadow Community Primary School
Wigston · Leicestershire
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About The Meadow Community Primary School
The Meadow Community Primary School is a primary academy in Wigston, Leicestershire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 20 member schools: 20 primary schools. Local authorities: Leicestershire | North Northamptonshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST public record.
The Meadow Community Primary School is a primary academy in Wigston, Leicestershire, part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Meadow Community Primary School
- Address
- Meadow Way, Wigston Magna
- Postcode
- LE18 3QZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- URN (official identifier)
- 138173
- Establishment number
- 2190
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 429
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Allen Mrs Charlie Smith
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 20 Jan 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionExpected standardCurriculum and teachingExpected standardAchievementExpected standardAttendance and behaviourNeeds attentionPersonal development and wellbeingExpected standardEarly yearsExpected standardLeadership and governanceExpected standardSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.meadowcommunity.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01162887227
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Meadow Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 429 | 101,361 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 19.3% | 17.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 8.9% | 13.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.3% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 13.1% | 10.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for The Meadow Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
Report published 5 Mar 2026
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 15 Nov 2021
· Exempt School Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 5 Feb 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 2 May 2013
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as The Meadow Community Primary School (URN 119990)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 25 Feb 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Meadow Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.7% | 9.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Meadow Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £124,000 for 80 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 20.5% | 17.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £318 | £236 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Meadow Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 390 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Leicestershire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,639,000 £6,767 per pupil | £6,601 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,472,000 £6,338 per pupil | £6,189 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £858,000 £2,200 per pupil · 34.7% | £2,976 · 48.1% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £547,000 £1,403 per pupil · 22.1% | £1,268 · 20.5% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £23,000 £59 per pupil · 0.9% | £114 · 1.8% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £11,000 £28 per pupil · 0.4% | £90 · 1.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £167,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £441,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,657 per pupil, supply and agency £43 per pupil — spending up £681 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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