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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 26.67% 14.00% - 39.34%
Severe learning difficulty 46.67% 36.12% - 55.56%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 22.22% 15.00% - 29.44%
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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
Hope School
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 6SP
227 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2018
-4.33
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Sunningdale School
Doxford Park Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2PP
121 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
-4.97
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Curnow School
Drump Road, Redruth, TR15 1LU
100 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 June 2019
-6.43
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Shorefields School
Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF
153 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 25 June 2019
-6.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
114 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 November 2023
-7.33
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Oakdale School
Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5LD
146 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
-7.57
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Priory Woods School
Tothill Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
195 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
-8.20
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Mary Elliot School index school
Leamore Lane, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7NR
135 pupils Special phase 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court, Lings Way, Goldings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS
94 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Dryden School
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5UR
57 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3BU
214 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Tuke School
Daniel Gardens, Peckham, London, SE15 6ER
93 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2021
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DT
163 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 October 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Marlborough School
Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9DP
81 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 January 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Firwood High School
Stitch MI Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4HU
199 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Hope School
Address Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 6SP
Pupils 227 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-4.33 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Sunningdale School
Address Doxford Park Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2PP
Pupils 121 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-4.97 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Curnow School
Address Drump Road, Redruth, TR15 1LU
Pupils 100 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-6.43 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Shorefields School
Address Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF
Pupils 153 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 25 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-6.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Brimble Hill Special School
Address Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
Pupils 114 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.33 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Oakdale School
Address Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5LD
Pupils 146 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.57 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Priory Woods School
Address Tothill Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Pupils 195 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.20 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Mary Elliot School index school
Address Leamore Lane, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7NR
Pupils 135 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 4 Inadequate ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Address Prentice Court, Lings Way, Goldings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS
Pupils 94 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Dryden School
Address Shotley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5UR
Pupils 57 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 20 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Meadows School
Address The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3BU
Pupils 214 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Tuke School
Address Daniel Gardens, Peckham, London, SE15 6ER
Pupils 93 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2021
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Oakfield Park School
Address Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DT
Pupils 163 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 October 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Marlborough School
Address Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9DP
Pupils 81 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Firwood High School
Address Stitch MI Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4HU
Pupils 199 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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