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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 38.6% 36.07% - 40%
Moderate learning difficulty 18.01% 8.01% - 28.01%
Speech, language and communications needs 15.07% 10.07% - 20.07%
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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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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

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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
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Far Croft, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5SS
155 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.67
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Silverwood School
Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ
425 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-4.70
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Winston Churchill Drive, Fairstead, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4RP
219 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2022
-5.17
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
Chapel Green School
Attleborough Road, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, NR17 1RF
161 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 July 2023
-7.33
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 7TD
210 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
-8.53
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.79
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Chiltern Wood School
Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NE
199 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 January 2019
-9.33
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Oakley School
Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
232 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 March 2019
-9.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB
375 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
-12.57
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.64
Well below average
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
Alt Bridge School index school
Wellcroft Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 7TA
272 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.69
Well below average
Progress 8 score
West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH
126 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.73
Well below average
Progress 8 score
New Bridge School
Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH
596 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HR
150 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.54
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Springwater School
High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LW
110 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Address Far Croft, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5SS
Pupils 155 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.67 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Silverwood School
Address Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QQ
Pupils 425 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-4.70 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Address Winston Churchill Drive, Fairstead, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4RP
Pupils 219 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 July 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-5.17 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 Chapel Green School
Address Attleborough Road, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, NR17 1RF
Pupils 161 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.33 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Bamburgh School
Address Norham Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 7TD
Pupils 210 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.53 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.79 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Chiltern Wood School
Address Verney Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NE
Pupils 199 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-9.33 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Oakley School
Address Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
Pupils 232 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 26 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-9.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Bradfields Academy
Address Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB
Pupils 375 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-12.57 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.64 Well below average 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 Alt Bridge School index school
Address Wellcroft Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 7TA
Pupils 272 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.69 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name West Lancashire Community High School
Address School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH
Pupils 126 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.73 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name New Bridge School
Address Roman Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH
Pupils 596 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Garston Manor School
Address Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HR
Pupils 150 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.54 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Springwater School
Address High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 7LW
Pupils 110 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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