80 / 100
Strong
Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.
Academic Outcomes
—
Inspection
78
Admissions Value
—
Destinations
73
Stability & Context
90
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From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.
Safeguarding
Graded 3 February 2026
Inclusion
Graded 3 February 2026
Curriculum and teaching
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.
Attainment 8
Not published
Progress 8
Not published
English & maths 5+
Not published
English & maths 4+
Not published
EBacc entry
Not published
B69 3BU - The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands
This school is one of 271 schools in Sandwell.
Total schools
271
Open schools
135
Closed schools
136
Primary schools
177
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.
Graded 3 February 2026
Achievement
Graded 3 February 2026
Attendance and behaviour
Graded 3 February 2026
Personal development and wellbeing
Graded 3 February 2026
Leadership and governance
Graded 3 February 2026
Post-16
Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.
Report card
Requires improvement
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EBacc achievement
Not published
Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23
Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).
Education %
100.0%
Employment %
0.0%
Apprenticeships %
0.0%
NEET %
0.0%
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Secondary schools
47
Special schools
0
Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Sandwell)