[2][3] In 2014 Ofsted said "Students make good progress because teachers, and other staff, know them well and have high expectations of what can be achieved.

As a result, students work enthusiastically and are expected to achieve as well as they can".

[4] Previously a community school administered by Staffordshire County Council, in October 2016 The Meadows School converted to academy status.

The school is now sponsored by the Manor Hall Academy Trust.

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