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The Meadows Academy

Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Independent

Phase

75

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Meadows School (URN 131905) since 1 February 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
5.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
0.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size
16

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
60.0%
Continued in education
60.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
30.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
63
Capacity
75 (0% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
74.6%
EAL
1.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
5.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.5
Budget per Pupil
£20,619/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
29.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
59.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy special converter
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 95.2%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%

95.2%

White British

3.2%

Mixed White & Black African

1.6%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01388811178
themeadows@horizonstrust.org.uk
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Whitworth Lane

Spennymoor, North East

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Administrative

URN
151483
UKPRN
10096979
Establishment No.
7000
Trust
HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST

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