Meadowfield School, SITTINGBOURNE
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Meadowfield School excels at creating warm, supportive relationships where pupils feel safe and happy to learn. The school provides excellent reading support and strong early years provision that prepares children well for the next stage. Staff are committed and well-trained, with effective systems in place to support pupils' complex needs through specialist therapies and personalised care.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading provision with effective phonics tracking and support for struggling readers
- Excellent early years provision where children develop skills needed for their next steps
- Positive relationships between staff and pupils, creating a safe and happy learning environment
- Effective personalised support for pupils' complex needs through skilled therapy and well-being teams
- Good pupil attendance and behaviour supported by precise monitoring and clear strategies
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching quality and gaps in subject knowledge among some staff
- Curriculum sequence is unclear in some subjects, stopping pupils from building skills over time
- Sixth form qualifications lack ambition and do not prepare students well enough for their next steps
- School leadership lacks clear processes to evaluate the impact of curriculum and teaching
- Some older pupils receive tasks that are not challenging enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instrument lessons, school sports teams, Meadowsbury festival performances, clubs
Meadowfield School is a special school for pupils aged 4-19 with complex needs including speech and language difficulties, autism, and physical disabilities. The school has experienced recent leadership changes and rapid growth, with overall education quality requiring improvement despite good behaviour and personal development outcomes.
At a Glance
54.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
396 pupils
366 capacity
30 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - SITTINGBOURNE
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for SITTINGBOURNE
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,410
Applications
18,281
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
13.47605%
Overall absence
42.21557%
Persistent absence
334
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Meadowfield School
Lansdowne Primary School
Canterbury Road Primary School
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
South Avenue Primary School
Sunny Bank Primary School
Rodmersham School
The Oaks Infant School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Minterne Junior School
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School
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