Meadowfield School is a school located in Sittingbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.7%, which is 5.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne

School Information

Address: Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Website: www.meadowfield.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01795477788
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jill Palmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134783

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 368
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 30.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 3.9
Writing
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval -0.1 to 5.5
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:93
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.56 Confidence interval -2.21 to -0.91
Of the 16 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lansdowne Primary School
Gladstone Drive , ME10 3BH 		3out of 4 542 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road , ME10 4SE 		3out of 4 630 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School Lane , Bapchild ME9 9NL 		3out of 4 820 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
South Avenue Primary School
South Avenue , ME10 4SU 		3out of 4 924 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sunny Bank Primary School
Sunny Bank , Murston ME10 3QN 		- not rated 1,167 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		3out of 4 135 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT 		4out of 4 1,394 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG 		3out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB 		3out of 4 1,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
VTC Independent School
Unit 2 , Century 2000 ME10 3DZ 		- not rated 1,040 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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