Ofsted
Ofsted report card
Latest inspection
24 Jun 2025
Area judgements only
Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.
Area judgements
Quality of education
Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires Improvement
Early years provision
Good
Sixth form provision
Requires Improvement
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Swale. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
400
cap. 366
410334257
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
7.3
7.86.75.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
4%
4%3%2%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
49%
49%43%37%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
13%
- England
- 5%
13%11%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
42%
- England
- 24%
44%34%24%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressSwanstree Avenue, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Websitewww.meadowfield.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01795477788
Local authorityKent
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio7.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near ME10 4NL. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 400 | 7.3 | 100% | 4% | 49% | 13% | 42% |
| 2023/24 | 408 | 7.0 | 100% | 4% | 48% | 11% | 39% |
| 2022/23 | 410 | 7.8 | 100% | 4% | 43% | 12% | 39% |
| 2021/22 | 392 | 7.4 | 100% | 4% | 45% | 13% | 44% |
| 2020/21 | 368 | 7.4 | 100% | 4% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 298 | 6.0 | 100% | 3% | 38% | 10% | 30% |
| 2017/18 | 282 | 5.8 | 100% | 3% | 41% | 10% | 29% |
| 2016/17 | 257 | 5.5 | 100% | 2% | 46% | 9% | 24% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.