The Meadows School
Community special school · Mixed · Sandwell
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3BU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 12/07/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
87.0%
35.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
262
Capacity used
Over capacity122%
215 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Horspool
- Address
- The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, B69 3BU
- Phone
- 01215697080
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Oldbury · West Bromwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 132231
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 37% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
262 pupils · 215 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 23
12 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 150 pupils
Attendance
87.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
13.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
35.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 24 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.