Side by side
Meadow High School and The PRIDE Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Meadow High School has 305 pupils; The PRIDE Academy has 126.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Meadow High School | The PRIDE Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 19 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 305 DfE register | 126 DfE register |
| Borough | Hillingdon DfE register | Hillingdon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 25 February 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 20 May 2025 Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 50% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 49.3% DfE register | 66.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 22.1% school census 2024/25 | 12% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.5 DfE workforce census | 7.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 11.1% DfE, 2024/25 | 36% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.