The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, B69 3BU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Horspool
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 215
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 132231
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215697080
About this school
The Meadows School is a community special school in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Meadows School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 30 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Meadows School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 12 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.73%
- English as an additional language
- 35.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.98%
- Persistent absence
- 35.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dudley Port School1.2 miles
Special schools · Dudley Port
-
The British Muslim School1.4 miles
Independent schools · West Midlands
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Blackwater Academy Sandwell1.5 miles
Independent schools · Tipton
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Compass Community School Victoria Park1.5 miles
Special schools · Tipton
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The Primrose Centre1.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Rowley Regis
Other schools in Oldbury
- The Orchard School Special schools
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
- Moat Farm Junior School Primary
- Oakham Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Meadows School teach?
- The Meadows School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Meadows School?
- The headteacher of The Meadows School is Mr James Horspool, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Meadows School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Meadows School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Meadows School?
- The Meadows School has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Meadows School full?
- The Meadows School has capacity for 215 pupils and 262 on roll (122%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Meadows School a faith school?
- No. The Meadows School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Meadows School have?
- The schools register lists The Meadows School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Meadows School's absence rate?
- The Meadows School's overall absence rate is 13% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Meadows School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Meadows School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.