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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 59.76% 53.87% - 65.63%
Speech, language and communications needs 30.49% 20.49% - 40.49%
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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
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0EP
116 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Torfield School
Croft Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3JT
96 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
-0.30
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Sherbrook Primary School
Grainger Court, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA
135 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
-3.00
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Orrets Meadow School index school
Chapelhill Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 9QQ
82 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2017
-3.60
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre
Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8EU
190 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2018
-4.37
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Hayfield School
Manor Drive, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 4LN
161 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
-4.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Gosberton House Academy
11 Westhorpe Road, Gosberton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4EW
103 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 May 2019
-5.30
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Aspire School
Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 5DA
152 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
-5.47
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Brookfields School
Moorfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 3JA
119 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
-6.77
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Springwell School
Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DH
271 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
-6.77
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Mendip School
Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ
160 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
-6.97
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.13
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Hawthorns School
Sunnyside Moss Campus, Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 5SF
196 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
-7.03
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Ardencote Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0RW
151 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2018
-7.53
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 Link School
138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4PG
146 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 November 2019
-8.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.58
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Landgate School, Bryn
Address Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0EP
Pupils 116 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Torfield School
Address Croft Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3JT
Pupils 96 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-0.30 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Sherbrook Primary School
Address Grainger Court, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA
Pupils 135 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-3.00 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Orrets Meadow School index school
Address Chapelhill Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 9QQ
Pupils 82 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 October 2017
Key stage 2 progress
-3.60 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Hatton School and Special Needs Centre
Address Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8EU
Pupils 190 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 06 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-4.37 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Hayfield School
Address Manor Drive, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 4LN
Pupils 161 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-4.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Gosberton House Academy
Address 11 Westhorpe Road, Gosberton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4EW
Pupils 103 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-5.30 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Aspire School
Address Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 5DA
Pupils 152 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 12 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-5.47 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Brookfields School
Address Moorfield Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 3JA
Pupils 119 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.77 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Springwell School
Address Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DH
Pupils 271 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.77 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Mendip School
Address Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ
Pupils 160 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.97 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.13 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Hawthorns School
Address Sunnyside Moss Campus, Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 5SF
Pupils 196 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-7.03 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Address Ardencote Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0RW
Pupils 151 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-7.53 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 Link School
Address 138 Croydon Road, Beddington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4PG
Pupils 146 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-8.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.58 Well below average Progress 8 score
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