Meadgate Primary School
Mascalls Way, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7NSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Meadgate Primary School is a primary school in Chelmsford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 604 schools in Essex. It ranks 4th of 45 primary schools in Chelmsford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024, report published 12 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Meadgate Primary School fosters a caring, inclusive community where pupils are at the heart of everything. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are provided with the right support to help them achieve well alongside their peers. Throughout the school, pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Pupils enjoy school and are enthusiastic about learning. They are happy and show great interest in all that they do. Pupils are kind to each other, hold doors open and say thank you without being prompted. Pupils embrace a variety of responsibilities such as reading ambassadors and play leaders. They approach these roles with enthusiasm and commitment. This gives them a strong sense of pride and connection to school life. Positive, supportive relationships between adults and pupils are central to the school's ethos. Pupils feel safe in school and are confident they can turn to staff with any concerns. The school's thoughtful approach to early language acquisition supports all pupils, including those with SEND and from diverse language backgrounds, ensuring they build strong communication skills from the start. Leaders set high standards for behaviour and learning. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum and are well prepared for the next stage of education.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, activities are not always designed to help pupils retain key information effectively. This results in some pupils not achieving as well as they could. The school should provide support to staff to be able to consistently plan activities that reinforce essential learning, including key vocabulary pupils will need to extend and deepen their learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
32 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
210 pupils on roll, with places for 216
Schools near Meadgate Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkrise Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Road Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Baddow Hall Junior School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Beehive Lane Community Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | 77% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- QUANTUM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Figg
- Phone
- 01245259403
- Address
- Mascalls Way, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7NS
- Local authority
- Essex
- URN
- 140375
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.