The Meads Primary School
Sawtry Close, Luton, LU3 2UE
513 pupils · 81% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2024, published 10 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 59 | 125 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 47 | 114 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 49 | 107 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 53 | 127 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 63 | 62 | 133 | 63 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 74 | 65 | 145 | 73 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 71 | 64 | 150 | 71 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 62 | 58 | 141 | 61 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Waulud Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Icknield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Norton Road Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Warden Hill Junior School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Warden Hill Infant Academy 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.