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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 36.13% 27.32% - 41.79%
Speech, language and communications needs 14.14% 9.14% - 19.14%
Severe learning difficulty 31.94% 21.94% - 41.94%
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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
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Holly Road, Red Marsh School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
106 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2019
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6JG
118 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.53
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Old Park School
Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY
153 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 November 2018
-1.77
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5PX
300 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
-2.07
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Bluebell Park School
Cawthorne Walk, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 3XP
220 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-3.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site, Buckpool Way, Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5ST
109 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
-4.47
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Kirkleatham Hall School
Kirkleatham, Kirkleatham Village, Redcar, TS10 4QR
183 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
-5.77
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Park Lane School
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR
116 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 March 2020
-7.23
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
194 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2019
-7.93
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ellen Tinkham School
Hollow Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RW
238 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 April 2023
-8.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Hill Park School
Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2FU
201 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 June 2022
-8.67
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Highfield School index school
Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
191 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.68
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4YX
101 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Tulip Academy
Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
210 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Talbot Specialist School
Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JP
217 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Address Holly Road, Red Marsh School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
Pupils 106 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2019
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Sandgate School
Address Sandylands Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6JG
Pupils 118 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.53 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Old Park School
Address Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY
Pupils 153 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-1.77 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Chiltern School
Address Parkside Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5PX
Pupils 300 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.07 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Bluebell Park School
Address Cawthorne Walk, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 3XP
Pupils 220 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-3.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Pens Meadow School
Address Ridge Hill Site, Buckpool Way, Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5ST
Pupils 109 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-4.47 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Kirkleatham Hall School
Address Kirkleatham, Kirkleatham Village, Redcar, TS10 4QR
Pupils 183 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.77 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Park Lane School
Address Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR
Pupils 116 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 11 March 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-7.23 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Polden Bower School
Address Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Pupils 194 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-7.93 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ellen Tinkham School
Address Hollow Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RW
Pupils 238 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 April 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Hill Park School
Address Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2FU
Pupils 201 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 09 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-8.67 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Highfield School index school
Address Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
Pupils 191 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.68 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Cavendish High Academy
Address Lincoln Close, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4YX
Pupils 101 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Tulip Academy
Address Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
Pupils 210 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Talbot Specialist School
Address Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JP
Pupils 217 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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