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The Meadows School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury B69 3BU · themeadows.sandwell.sch.uk · 0121 569 7080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 262
- 47 over 215 places · 122%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
Key stage 2 results
| 2018/19 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 65% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 11% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 104 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 106 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +4.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Meadows School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 90%
- Replies
- 25
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲88% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲92% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲92% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 74%
based on the 96% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 43%
based on 1 parent (4%) whose child was bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲96% agreeEngland 63%
based on 25 parents (100%) with SEND