The Meadows School

State-Funded School

the-meadows-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B69 3BUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Meadows School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 262 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

33%

Black

12%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

262

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 262
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Sept 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
25 Jun 2013	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.