Meadowfield School

Based in Sittingbourne, Meadowfield School is a special school for children aged 4 to 19 and takes boys and girls. The school currently has about 400 pupils. It is a maintained school within the Kent local authority area. The school has its own sixth form for post-16 study. The headteacher is Ms Angela Howe.

Inspection at a glance

Under Ofsted's report card framework, Meadowfield School was graded Good and Requires Improvement across the areas inspected, following the inspection on 24 June 2025. Each area is now graded separately, so there is no single headline judgement. The full inspection report is linked from this page so you can read the inspectors' own words.

How the school is performing

Attendance works out at roughly 86.5% (absence 13.5%) (2024/25). Around 54.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Figures come from the Department for Education's published school performance data and are shown in full further down this page.

Getting a place at Meadowfield School

Meadowfield School is a special school, so places are arranged through the education, health and care plan process rather than the normal application round. Kent names the school in a child's EHCP after consulting it. Always check the current admissions policy on the school's own website before you apply, because criteria can change year to year.

SEND at a glance

Meadowfield School is a specialist SEND setting, so every pupil on roll has identified additional needs. Named areas of need it supports include Autism, Speech, language and communication, Moderate learning difficulties, Severe learning difficulties, Profound and multiple learning difficulties, Physical disability. Recorded provision: Specialist school: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. The school's SEN information report is the authoritative source and is linked in the SEND section below.

Meadowfield School contact details and location

Meadowfield School is at Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL. The school office can be reached on 01795 477788. A map, directions and the school's own website link are on this page.