Meldreth Primary School
Community primary school in Nr Royston (Cambridgeshire).
KS2 RWM expected
79%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
88%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
88%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
88%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.2
▲ 2.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.5%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
92%
194 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Meldreth Primary School is a primary school located in Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 191 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mrs Sasha Howard.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Music
- Netball
- Choir
- Coding
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Lego
- Rugby
- Letters and Sounds
- Twinkl
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 110615
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher McCorquodale | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lisa Church | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Claudia McGinty | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Carlos Nogueira | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claudia Bickford-Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Bennett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Samways | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Paradis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kady Morgan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Stephanie Mendonca | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Janet Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Neil O'Regan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sasha Howard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record