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Meadow Park School

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedPupil referral unit79 pupilsKnowsley
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, March 2024
Pupils from low-income families82%Far more than most schools
Places41 spare79 pupils, 120 places
Pupils per teacher7.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll79Census January 2026

Meadow Park School is a pupil referral unit in Knowsley for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 79 pupils and room for 120. About 82 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Haswell Drive, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley, L28 1RX0151 477 8100meadowparkknowsley.co.ukMiss Jacqueline Cleary headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Knowsley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll79Census January 2026
Places12066% full
Pupils from low-income families82%82% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support77%61 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan23%18 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)75%£66,250 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls52 / 27
White British pupils94%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (57), Specific learning difficulty (8), Moderate learning difficulty (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), language and communications needs (2), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll798971506442
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals82%84%82%88%73%69%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%2%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support85%89%96%95%95%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans15%0%4%5%5%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 17 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training35%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 23%, compared with – for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training35%46%37%
Education12%31%16%
Apprenticeship12%15%5%
Work12%0%16%
Not in education, work or training41%23%37%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers20.2full-time equivalent, 21 people
Pupils per teacher7.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers95%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants19.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£63,942
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.62024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£22,333England £7,738. Total £3.4m
Income per pupil£23,716England £7,697. Total £3.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£9,836England £3,480
Money in reserve18%A healthy amount put by: £663k, £4,361 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£210kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£22,333spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate104 per 1,000 people15% higher than the England average
Typical house price£195,000Knowsley
Nearest bus stop120 mJuniper Close, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Stockbridge Village Primary SchoolCouncil220 m211Good 202215Compare
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic560 m254No overall grade 202533Compare
St Albert's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic660 m220Report card 202636Compare
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England/Roman Catholic970 m428No overall grade 202431Compare
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCouncil0.7 miles355Good 202480Compare
Knowsley Village SchoolCouncil0.9 miles175No overall grade 202512Compare
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary SchoolChurch of England/Roman Catholic1.1 miles452Outstanding 202389Compare
Knowsley Lane Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles434Report card 202627Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Meadow Park School a good school?

Meadow Park School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2024.

What is Meadow Park School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Meadow Park School good at its last full inspection on 26 March 2024.

How many pupils does Meadow Park School have?

79 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 66% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Haswell Drive, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley, L28 1RX
Telephone
0151 477 8100
Website
www.meadowparkknowsley.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Jacqueline Cleary
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Knowsley
Ward
Stockbridge
Constituency
Knowsley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 1994
URN
104418 · LAESTAB 3401100 · UKPRN 10016845

Where these figures come from