The Meadows Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Meadows Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in County Durham, North East.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 64 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
81%Boys
19%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Total pupils
- 64
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
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.
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