Cleeve Meadow School

About Cleeve Meadow School 

In April 2017 the Department for Education announced that The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) had been successful in its application to open a special free school in Bexley. TKAT will manage the school as part of its family of 44 Academies across London and the South of England.  

Cleeve Meadow School, once completed, will provide highly specialised education for 120 pupils between 11 and 19 years of age, who have moderate learning difficulties and may have associated additional needs. These may include; speech and communication difficulties, autism and sensory impairments. 

This school project is particularly exciting due to its co-location with an existing secondary school – Cleeve Park School.  Being located on the same site as a successful secondary school means that Cleeve Meadow will be distinctive from existing local provision and unusual from a national perspective as it will work in partnership with Cleeve Park, wherever possible, to maximise inclusion of SEN pupils in mainstream education by providing access to mainstream teaching and shared facilities. In return, pupils at Cleeve Park School will benefit from cutting-edge performing arts facilities, refurbished learning spaces and a multi-use games area.

With consideration of the challenges and difficulties young people with MLD and associated difficulties often face,  the Free School will focus on achieving the following outcomes and key Performance Indicators.:-

High levels of progress and achievement in all areas of learning

• The majority of students to make above expected progress in the core subjects
• 100% of students in training, education or employment after leaving school

For students to become independent and socially competent adults with good emotional wellbeing and the confidence and skills to play a positive role in society

• 100% of students to meet their personal, social and therapeutic targets as set in their Personalised learning Plan
• 100 % of students are able to participate in a particular activity or extra -curricular activity
• 100% of parents and students are satisfied with the school and would recommend it to others

 The school will become a centre of excellence

• 100% of teaching will be good or better
• The Inclusive Expressive Arts provision will be considered as exemplary
• The school will be outstanding in its Ofsted judgement.