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The Meadows School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special academy
Springfield Road, Leek ST13 6EU · themeadows.manorhall.academy · 01538 225060
On the mapSearch near ST13 6EU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- Pupils
- 129
- 9 over 120 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
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 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124512)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 14.3 | +9.3 |
| Other education | 85.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
The Meadows School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 17
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (100%) with SEND