Meadowcroft School
24 Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Noreen Cheema
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 146
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 135216
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924366242
About this school
Meadowcroft School is an independent special school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 128 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Meadowcroft School under its current framework. 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
Meadowcroft School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Meadowcroft 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 | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.9 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6 | 39.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.7 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 128
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy Lane School0.5 miles
Special schools
-
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Wakefield
-
Wakefield Girls' High School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Wakefield
-
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Wakefield
-
Pinderfields Hospital PRU1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wakefield
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- Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) Other types
- Denby Grange School Special schools
- Enrich Academy Academies
- Evolve Academy Academies
- Hall Cliffe Primary School Special schools
- Hall Cliffe School Special schools
- Hammer Lane Academy Special schools
- Kingsland Primary School Special schools
- Pinderfields Hospital PRU Local authority maintained schools
- Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery
- The Castle Nursery School Nursery
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meadowcroft School teach?
- Meadowcroft School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowcroft School?
- The headteacher of Meadowcroft School is Headteacher Noreen Cheema, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadowcroft School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Meadowcroft School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Meadowcroft School?
- Meadowcroft School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Meadowcroft School full?
- Meadowcroft School has capacity for 146 pupils and 128 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Meadowcroft School a faith school?
- No. Meadowcroft School has no designated religious character.
- How have Meadowcroft School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.9 in 2022/23 and 1.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Meadowcroft School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowcroft 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 24 July 2026.