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Comparing  to schools matching your chosen characteristics.
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This benchmark was created using the following criteria.
Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Maintained Maintained
Number of pupils 104.0 84 - 136
School phase Special Special
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals 34.6% 29.6% - 39.6%
Pupils with special educational needs who have statements or education and health care plans 99.04% 94.04% - 100%
Pupils with English as an additional language 5.8% 0.8% - 10.8%
Within your local authority - No
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023

Total expenditure

Staff total

Premises total

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Occupation total

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Supplies and services total

Interest charges for loans and banking

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This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received

Community expenditure total

Special facilities total

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This includes:

  • 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
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School context data

School name Local authority School type Number of pupils
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
St Francis Special School index school
Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3BN
104 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2QD
111 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 24 April 2018
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6JG
118 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.53
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Sandside Lodge School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DZ
84 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 September 2017
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Baytree School
The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
84 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Riverside Special School
Ainsty Street, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 5JS
136 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PD
100 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
-0.83
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Kirkham Pear Tree School
29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2HA
99 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
-6.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Mayfield School
Gloucester Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3HN
120 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
-6.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Shrubberies School
Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2DG
130 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 October 2018
-6.97
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Park Lane School
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR
116 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 March 2020
-7.23
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Herons Dale School
Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6TN
140 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
-8.07
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Dee Banks School
Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UX
117 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
-10.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Mark Way School
Batchelors Barn Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1HR
93 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Average
Progress 8 score
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Preston New Road, Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 8PA
123 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.80
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Francis Special School index school
Address Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3BN
Pupils 104 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Loyne Specialist School
Address Sefton Drive, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2QD
Pupils 111 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 24 April 2018
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Sandgate School
Address Sandylands Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6JG
Pupils 118 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.53 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Sandside Lodge School
Address Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DZ
Pupils 84 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 September 2017
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Baytree School
Address The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Pupils 84 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Riverside Special School
Address Ainsty Street, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 5JS
Pupils 136 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Middleton School
Address Walnut Tree Walk, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9PD
Pupils 100 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-0.83 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Kirkham Pear Tree School
Address 29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2HA
Pupils 99 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Mayfield School
Address Gloucester Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3HN
Pupils 120 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-6.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Shrubberies School
Address Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2DG
Pupils 130 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 02 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-6.97 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Park Lane School
Address Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR
Pupils 116 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 March 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-7.23 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Herons Dale School
Address Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6TN
Pupils 140 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.07 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Dee Banks School
Address Dee Banks, Sandy Lane, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UX
Pupils 117 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-10.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Mark Way School
Address Batchelors Barn Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1HR
Pupils 93 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Average Progress 8 score
School name Presfield High School and Specialist College
Address Preston New Road, Churchtown, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 8PA
Pupils 123 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.80 Well below average Progress 8 score
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