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Comparing  to special schools based on your SEN characteristics.
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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Maintained All
School phase Special Special
Autistic spectrum disorder 47.54% 39.71% - 56.05%
Moderate learning difficulty 18.85% 13.85% - 23.85%
Speech, language and communications needs 19.67% 9.67% - 29.67%
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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

More about occupation total
These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
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Supplies and services total

Interest charges for loans and banking

More about interest charges for loans and banking

This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received

Community expenditure total

Special facilities total

More about special facilities total

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
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0PW
223 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 December 2018
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Market Field School
School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7ET
446 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.57
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Winchelsea School
Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LL
219 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
-1.60
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Cambridge Park Academy
Cambridge Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5EB
218 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2023
-5.53
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Langley School
Trinity Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
103 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2019
-5.90
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Hazel Oak School
Hazel Oak Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2AZ
190 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2019
-5.90
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2PT
125 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
-7.33
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Collett School
Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1TQ
130 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 October 2018
-8.93
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Bank View High School
177 Long Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 6AD
276 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2019
-12.03
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.47
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Danecourt School
Hotel Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA
238 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2019
-13.27
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Forest School
Park Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DQ
136 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 February 2023
-19.67
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Bensham Manor School index school
Ecclesbourne Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7BN
244 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.37
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Castle Hill High School
The Fairway, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5DS
324 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.74
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 0BQ
111 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.33
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Stony Dean School
Orchard End Avenue, Pineapple Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9JW
211 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 March 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.88
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Castledon School
Address Bromfords Drive, Wickford, Essex, SS12 0PW
Pupils 223 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Market Field School
Address School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7ET
Pupils 446 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.57 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Winchelsea School
Address Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LL
Pupils 219 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-1.60 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Cambridge Park Academy
Address Cambridge Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5EB
Pupils 218 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.53 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Langley School
Address Trinity Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
Pupils 103 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-5.90 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Hazel Oak School
Address Hazel Oak Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2AZ
Pupils 190 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-5.90 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Address Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2PT
Pupils 125 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-7.33 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Collett School
Address Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1TQ
Pupils 130 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-8.93 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Bank View High School
Address 177 Long Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 6AD
Pupils 276 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-12.03 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.47 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Danecourt School
Address Hotel Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA
Pupils 238 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-13.27 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Forest School
Address Park Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 0DQ
Pupils 136 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 22 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-19.67 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Bensham Manor School index school
Address Ecclesbourne Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7BN
Pupils 244 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.37 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Castle Hill High School
Address The Fairway, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5DS
Pupils 324 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.74 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Lindfield School
Address Lindfield Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 0BQ
Pupils 111 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.33 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Stony Dean School
Address Orchard End Avenue, Pineapple Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9JW
Pupils 211 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.88 Well below average Progress 8 score
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