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Characteristic Default school value Comparison criteria
Finance type Maintained All
School phase Special Special
Autistic spectrum disorder 33.03% 22.94% - 41.55%
Moderate learning difficulty 29.82% 18.33% - 41.31%
Speech, language and communications needs 25.69% 19.41% - 31.97%
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The data below is from the latest year available. For maintained schools this is 2022 - 2023, academies from 2022 / 2023

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  • interest received

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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 2022 / 2023
Comparison schools
School Pupils Phase of education Ofsted rating Key stage 2 progress Progress 8
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
St Luke's School
Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7ET
 160 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2023
-6.37
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF
 322 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
-7.17
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.65
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Westhaven School
Ellesmere Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 4UT
 182 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
-7.37
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.25
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road, Toftwood, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB
 173 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2019
-9.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3AB
 194 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
-10.53
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.62
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Cedars Academy
Ivy Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6QD
 238 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2023
-10.93
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL
 231 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2023
-11.30
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
 158 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
-14.87
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Castle School index school
Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 2ED
 218 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 January 2018
-16.03
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Saxon Mount School
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
 158 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.78
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Manor Green College
Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DX
 213 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 July 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.43
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
 386 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Queensbury School
Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
 267 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.20
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Pebble Brook School
Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ
 161 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.93
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
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 St Luke's School
Address Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7ET
Pupils 160 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.37 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Park Community Academy
Address 158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF
Pupils 322 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.17 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.65 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Westhaven School
Address Ellesmere Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 4UT
Pupils 182 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-7.37 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.25 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Fred Nicholson School
Address Westfield Road, Toftwood, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB
Pupils 173 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-9.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Morecambe Road School
Address Morecambe Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3AB
Pupils 194 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.53 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.62 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Cedars Academy
Address Ivy Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6QD
Pupils 238 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.93 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Westminster School
Address Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL
Pupils 231 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-11.30 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Ashley School
Address Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-14.87 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Castle School index school
Address Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 2ED
Pupils 218 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 January 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-16.03 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Saxon Mount School
Address Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.78 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Manor Green College
Address Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0DX
Pupils 213 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 17 July 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.43 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Selly Oak Trust School
Address Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
Pupils 386 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Queensbury School
Address Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
Pupils 267 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.20 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Pebble Brook School
Address Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ
Pupils 161 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.93 Well below average Progress 8 score
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