The Meadows School
Academy special converter · Ages 11–19 · Leek, Staffordshire
The Meadows School is a special school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 11–19 (academy special converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Springfield Road, Leek, ST13 6EU
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at The Meadows School.”
- “In the morning, smiling pupils are greeted by welcoming staff.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in some aspects of the curriculum the essential knowledge that pupils should learn over time is not clearly defined.”
- “This means that learning does not always build sequentially on pupils’ prior knowledge.”
- “When this happens, learning is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What a pass unlocks for The Meadows School
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Springfield School 0.1 mi Good
- Churnet View Middle School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- St Edward's Church of England Academy 1.4 mi Not judged
- Hopedale School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Horton Lodge Community Special School 3.1 mi School remains Good
- Evergreen 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cicely Haughton School 4.5 mi Not judged
- Parkgate Farm 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade