# Meadows School

Meadows School is a special school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 7 to 19.

It had 65 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E119029. [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Non-maintained special school
- Ages: 7 to 19
- Pupils: 65
- Council: Tunbridge Wells
- URN: 119029

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Meadows School was 3.8, against 54.8 in Tunbridge Wells and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Tunbridge Wells | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 3.8 | 54.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 79.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 13 | – | – |

Meadows School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Southborough CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southborough-cofe-primary-school-e118712): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bidborough-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118598): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gregory's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-school-e140640): 1.5 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunbridge-wells-grammar-school-for-boys-e118790): 1.6 km. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 64.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-high-brooms-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118709): 1.7 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [OA Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-tunbridge-wells-e151544): 1.8 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119029)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119029)

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