Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery

Previous inspections

• 4 October 2016Full inspectionGood
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• 23 March 2015Monitoring visit
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• 27 January 2015Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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Pupils

Pupils

160

Capacity

180

Girls / boys

48% / 53%

Free school meals

42%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

8.8

Teaching assistants (FTE)

10.6

Leadership (FTE)

2

Part-time teachers

11%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 4 October 2016. Ofsted inspected it again on 7 December 2022 without giving a new overall grade.

How do I apply for a place at Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery?

Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Meadowhead Junior School, 200 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Meadowhead Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Blackburn with Darwen, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.