County Durham
The Meadows Academy
GCSE results 2026: every County Durham school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (14 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
What to do next
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Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 14 | 9.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
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School information
| URN | 151483 |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher L Winter |
| Trust | HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DL16 7QW |
| Pupils | 14 in Year 11 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW
https://www.horizonstrust.org.uk/our-academies/the-meadows-academy1388811178| DfE number | 7000 |
| UKPRN | 10096979 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2025 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 31 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2024 |