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Meadowfield School[1]

Special · ages 4–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.1 2018/19[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2018/19[2]
Progress 8
-1.56 2018/19[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2017/18 1.3[6] 0%[6] -1.43[6]
2016/17 0.6[7] 0%[7] -1.33[7]
2015/16 0.6[8] -1.62[8]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[9]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[9]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[10]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[11] 0%[11]
2022/23 0%[12] 0%[12]
2018/19 0%[13] 0%[13]
2017/18 0%[14] 0%[14]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Jun 2025[15]
Type
S5 Inspection[15]
Report published
8 Sep 2025[15]
Personal development
Good[15]
Quality of education
Requires improvement[15]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[15]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[15]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Requires improvement[15]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[15]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Requires improvement[15]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Apr 2024[16] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[16] No overall grade[16]
12 May 2021[17] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[17] No overall grade[17]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Foundation special school[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
366[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.meadowfield.kent.sch.uk[1]
District
Swale[18]
Postcode
ME10 4NL[1]
URN
134783[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
400 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
4.3% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
1% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
99% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
49.4% 2024/25[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2016/17, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2020/21. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.