Meadows School

State-Funded School

meadows-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Tunbridge WellsConstituency

TN4 0RJPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Meadows School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 65 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.5
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

78%Boys

22%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 65
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
16 Jun 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
7 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.