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Special school
Requires improvement
Special school
The Meadows School
Secondary
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL167QW
013 8881 1178


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
55

The Meadows School is a Special school (Community special school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of null. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 26 Jun 2019.


PUPIL MIX
50 boys and 5 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
2.9
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
60%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
39.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
Not available
EHC PLAN
Not available
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
7.8
Local Authority
45
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
0%
Local Authority
38%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 0% 32% 40%
EBacc average point score 0.32 3.76 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

26 Jun 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions

Admissions data is not available for this school.




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
42%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 42% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 0% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 50% 8% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£116,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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