Cleeve Meadow School
Bexley Lane, Sidcup, DA14 4JN
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex O'Donnell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 147071
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082696523
About this school
Cleeve Meadow School is a special academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 137 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.57 -2.45 to -0.70 | -1.46 -2.08 to -0.83 | - |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 Cleeve Meadow 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1 | 44 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.2 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.2%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 33.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merton Court School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
-
West Lodge School0.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Benedict House Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
-
Rose Bruford College0.9 miles
Universities · Sidcup
-
Marlborough School1.1 miles
Special schools · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
- Marlborough School Special schools
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cleeve Meadow School teach?
- Cleeve Meadow School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Cleeve Meadow School?
- The headteacher of Cleeve Meadow School is Mrs Alex O'Donnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cleeve Meadow School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cleeve Meadow 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 big is Cleeve Meadow School?
- Cleeve Meadow School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Cleeve Meadow School full?
- Cleeve Meadow School has capacity for 140 pupils and 137 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cleeve Meadow School a faith school?
- No. Cleeve Meadow School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cleeve Meadow School a selective school?
- No. Cleeve Meadow School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Cleeve Meadow School?
- Cleeve Meadow School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cleeve Meadow School have?
- The schools register lists Cleeve Meadow School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cleeve Meadow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1 in 2022/23 and 1.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cleeve Meadow School's absence rate?
- Cleeve Meadow School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cleeve Meadow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cleeve Meadow 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 10 July 2026.