Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Reading, RG30 6BS
285 pupils · 68% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 37.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 November 2023, published 14 December 2023. 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 | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 32 | 83 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 17 | 63 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 77 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 26 | 72 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 35 | 76 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 40 | 85 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 47 | 33 | 70 | 44 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 29 | 61 | 35 |
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
- Moorlands Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Ranikhet Academy 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Churchend Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Park Lane Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · 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.