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Meadowfield School

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This school's SEN characteristics
SEN characteristic % of pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 55.37%
Severe learning difficulty 25.85%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 8.05%
Speech, language and communications needs 3.90%
Physical disability 1.71%
Visual impairment 0.24%

Expenditure

£8.5m

Income

£8.82m

In-year balance

£318.2k

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Address: Swanstree Avenue, Meadowfield School, Swanstree Avenue, SITTINGBOURNE, Kent, ME10 4NLGoogleMaps link opens in a new window
Telephone number: 01795477788
Local authority: Kent
School type: Foundation special school
School phase: Special
Number of pupils: 410
URN: 134783
Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding Ofsted reportOpens in a new window Inspected 26 March 2019
LAESTAB: 886 7072
Age range of pupils: 4 to 19
Headteacher's name: Angela Howe
Has sixth form: Yes
Has nursery: Yes
Date of opening: 06 September 2004
School website: http://www.meadowfield.kent.sch.ukOpens in a new window
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Total expenditure

2022-2023
£8.5m
2022-2023
£8.5m

Staff total

2022-2023
£7.32m
2022-2023
£7.32m

Premises total

2022-2023
£389.3k
2022-2023
£389.3k

Occupation total

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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
2022-2023
£341k
2022-2023
£341k

Supplies and services total

2022-2023
£442.7k
2022-2023
£442.7k

Interest charges for loans and banking

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  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received
2022-2023
£0
2022-2023
£0

Cost of finance total

2022-2023
£0
2022-2023
£0

Community expenditure total

2022-2023
£0
2022-2023
£0

Special facilities total

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  • swimming pools and sports centres
  • boarding provision
  • rural studies and farm units
  • payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
  • pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
  • expenses relating to before and after school clubs
  • delegated home to school transport
  • indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
  • purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
  • donations paid by the school to a charity
  • community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

It excludes:

  • staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
  • staff teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
2022-2023
£7,128
2022-2023
£7,128

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School workforce (Full Time Equivalent)

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It includes:

  • classroom Teachers (Full Time Equivalent)
  • Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)
  • teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022-2023
203.06
2022-2023
203.06

Total number of teachers (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of all classroom and leadership teachers.

2022-2023
58.4
2022-2023
58.4

Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (%)

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This is the number of teachers with Qualified Teacher Status divided by the total number of teachers in the school.

2022-2023
90.0
2022-2023
90.0

Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)

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  • headteachers
  • deputy headteachers
  • assistant headteachers
2022-2023
9.8
2022-2023
9.8

Teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)

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It includes:

  • teaching assistants
  • higher level teaching assistants
  • minority ethnic and special educational needs support staff
2022-2023
119.29
2022-2023
119.29

Non-classroom support staff - excluding auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of non-classroom-based support staff.

It excludes:

  • auxiliary staff
  • third party support staff
2022-2023
19.45
2022-2023
19.45

Auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of full and part-time auxiliary staff.

It includes:

  • catering
  • school maintenance staff
2022-2023
5.92
2022-2023
5.92

School workforce (headcount)

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This is the total headcount of the school workforce.

It includes:

  • full and part-time teachers (including school leadership teachers)
  • teaching assistants
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022-2023
251.0
2022-2023
251.0