The Meadows School, Oldbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Meadows School excels at understanding and meeting each pupil's individual needs through highly personalised support including adapted equipment, communication aids and bespoke routines. Staff are trained to recognise that behaviour often reflects unmet needs, responding with patience and calm rather than punishment. The school has created a genuinely inclusive environment where all pupils, including those with complex medical needs, feel safe, valued and happy while making meaningful progress in communication, independence and practical life skills.
Key Strengths
- Highly personalised support with well-designed routines, visual timetables and bespoke communication aids that help all pupils participate and feel included
- Strong focus on reading, communication and independence skills with staff using stories, songs and practical resources to build learning
- Positive behaviour and relationships, with staff understanding that challenging behaviour reflects unmet needs and responding with patience and calm
- Thorough inclusion of pupils known to children's social care, ensuring they access the same opportunities as their peers
- Committed leadership with an accurate understanding of strengths and areas for improvement, supported by governors who provide appropriate challenge
Areas for Improvement
- Not all staff consistently check how well pupils understand their learning before moving on to new content
- Teaching quality varies between classes, with leaders continuing to work towards greater consistency
- Further development needed in ensuring subject knowledge is secure across all curriculum areas
- Additional layers of leadership need to be developed to share responsibilities and improve monitoring effectiveness
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to places of worship, travel training, nature exploration, therapeutic sessions, sensory space activities, gardening, enterprise projects, work-related learning, community activities
The Meadows School is a special school that provides education for pupils with complex needs including physical, sensory and communication difficulties. The school has created an inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, valued and happy, with personalised support tailored to each child's individual requirements.
At a Glance
57.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
122%
Over capacity
262 pupils
215 capacity
47 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Oldbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Oldbury
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
5,176
Applications
4,326
Got 1st preference
81.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
Secondary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Absence2024/25
12.98155%
Overall absence
35.33333%
Persistent absence
150
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
The Meadows School
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