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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 38.39% 28.39% - 48.39%
Severe learning difficulty 42.86% 38.16% - 47.37%
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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
The Edith Borthwick School
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
244 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3LW
87 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Merstone School
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
148 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Fordwater School, Chichester
Summersdale Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PP
152 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Spring Common Academy
American Lane, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1TQ
207 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2018
-2.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
New Siblands School
Easton Hill Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2JU
126 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2022
-2.17
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Bridge School
Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 6UE
89 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2020
-5.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JN
123 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 June 2018
-6.53
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Wood Bank School index school
Dene View, Luddenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 6PB
112 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 October 2018
-6.77
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
Mill Water School
Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ
120 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
-12.00
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Clifton Hill School
Chaldon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PN
80 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 June 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Wren Spinney Community School
Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB
87 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
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
Portland Academy
Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2NQ
190 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name The Edith Borthwick School
Address Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Pupils 244 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 22 September 2021
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name George Hastwell School Special Academy
Address Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3LW
Pupils 87 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Merstone School
Address Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
Pupils 148 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Fordwater School, Chichester
Address Summersdale Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6PP
Pupils 152 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Spring Common Academy
Address American Lane, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1TQ
Pupils 207 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-2.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name New Siblands School
Address Easton Hill Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2JU
Pupils 126 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-2.17 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Bridge School
Address Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 6UE
Pupils 89 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-5.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Fairfields School
Address Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JN
Pupils 123 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 June 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-6.53 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Wood Bank School index school
Address Dene View, Luddenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 6PB
Pupils 112 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-6.77 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 Mill Water School
Address Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ
Pupils 120 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-12.00 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Clifton Hill School
Address Chaldon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PN
Pupils 80 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Wren Spinney Community School
Address Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB
Pupils 87 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2022
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 Portland Academy
Address Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2NQ
Pupils 190 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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