Meadow Park School
Pupil referral unit school in Knowsley (Knowsley).
Location
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We are a pupil referral unit situated in the borough of Knowsley on Merseyside. We provide a quality educational experience for students who have or are experiencing difficulties in a mainstream setting due to medical, social, emotional or behavioural needs.
We support young people to develop alternative strategies to improve their resilience and confidence through a personalised curriculum, delivered by dedicated, experienced and qualified staff.
During the time that students stay with us, we help them to: Meadow Park staff also support our mainstream colleagues to reintegrate students back into school at the optimum time to ensure a successful transition and also support in the process of applying for Education, Health and Care Plans when students need to transition to a more specialist provision.
We also offer specialised training, coaching and support to mainstream school colleagues in the use of Restorative Approaches, Team Teach and Behaviour Modification strategies.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 104418
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1994
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Colin Lowcock | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kildare | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Emma Earps | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Pauline McIlroy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dean Lang | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Critchley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Hampson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kathryn Fitzsimmons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sue Smerdon | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jacqueline Cleary | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record