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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Academy Academies
Number of pupils 79 76 - 82
School phase Special Special
Urban / rural location Urban and city Urban and city
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 2021 / 2022

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It excludes:

  • interest received

Community expenditure total

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

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  • 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 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 2021 / 2022
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
SGS Pegasus School
Hempton Lane, Patchway, Almondsbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4AJ
 91 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Fortuna School
Kingsdown Road, Doddington Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0FB
 80 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
-2.23
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Barley Lane School
Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1TA
 80 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 May 2023
-2.70
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.70
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Walworth School
Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
 80 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
-2.77
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
St Bernard's School
Wood Lane, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8RS
 95 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 July 2018
-5.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Westfield School
Highfield Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5BE
 78 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2018
-7.73
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Waterloo School
Warfield Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7JJ
 82 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2019
-11.13
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Adelaide School
Adelaide Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3DT
 93 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 31 January 2018
-16.43
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.58
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Discovery Special Academy index school
Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS5 7YN
 126 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Hollis Academy
Saltersgill Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
 83 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.97
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Crosshill Special School
Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
 106 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Wren Spinney Community School
Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB
 87 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Northern House Academy
South Parade, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN
 82 pupils Special phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Unified Academy
Chart Lane South, Dorking, RH5 4DB
 64 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ivy House School
Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 2FS
 84 pupils Special phase Not rated ofsted rating
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name SGS Pegasus School
Address Hempton Lane, Patchway, Almondsbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4AJ
Pupils 91 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 02 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Fortuna School
Address Kingsdown Road, Doddington Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0FB
Pupils 80 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.23 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Barley Lane School
Address Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1TA
Pupils 80 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.70 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.70 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Walworth School
Address Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Pupils 80 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.77 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name St Bernard's School
Address Wood Lane, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8RS
Pupils 95 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 July 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-5.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Westfield School
Address Highfield Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5BE
Pupils 78 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 May 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-7.73 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Waterloo School
Address Warfield Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7JJ
Pupils 82 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-11.13 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Adelaide School
Address Adelaide Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3DT
Pupils 93 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 31 January 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-16.43 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.58 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Discovery Special Academy index school
Address Sandy Flatts Lane, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS5 7YN
Pupils 126 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Hollis Academy
Address Saltersgill Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Pupils 83 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.97 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Crosshill Special School
Address Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Pupils 106 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Wren Spinney Community School
Address Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB
Pupils 87 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Northern House Academy
Address South Parade, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN
Pupils 82 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating Not rated ofsted rating
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Unified Academy
Address Chart Lane South, Dorking, RH5 4DB
Pupils 64 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ivy House School
Address Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 2FS
Pupils 84 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating Not rated ofsted rating
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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