The Meadows School

Key facts

Phase

Secondary

Type

Community special school

Ages

11 to 19

Intake

Mixed

Pupils

262 of 215 places

Local authority

Sandwell

Sixth form

Yes

SEN provision

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Ofsted

The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, B69 3BU

Admissions

• How to apply (opens in a new tab)

  You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.

• Sandwell admissions (opens in a new tab)

  The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.

• If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)

  You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.

• This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)

  Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.

Contact

Headteacher

James Horspool

Address

The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, B69 3BU

Telephone

01215697080

Website

www.themeadows.sandwell.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)