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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 43.64% 29.48% - 50.49%
Moderate learning difficulty 30.0% 20.0% - 40.0%
Speech, language and communications needs 19.09% 14.09% - 24.09%
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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
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
Pencalenick School
St Clement, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TE
177 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2019
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.91
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Norman Gate School index school
Vigo Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1JZ
110 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
-1.13
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Winchelsea School
Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LL
219 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
-1.60
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Fairmead School
Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
146 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
-4.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.51
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Langley School
Trinity Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
103 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2019
-5.90
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Treetops School
Buxton Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
313 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
-6.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.30
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road, Toftwood, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB
173 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2019
-9.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3AB
194 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
-10.53
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.62
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL
268 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
-10.73
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.35
Well below average
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 Ashley School
Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
158 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
-14.87
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
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
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
172 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5JX
203 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
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 Pencalenick School
Address St Clement, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TE
Pupils 177 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.91 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Norman Gate School index school
Address Vigo Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1JZ
Pupils 110 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-1.13 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Winchelsea School
Address Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LL
Pupils 219 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-1.60 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Fairmead School
Address Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NZ
Pupils 146 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-4.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.51 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Langley School
Address Trinity Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6TJ
Pupils 103 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-5.90 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Treetops School
Address Buxton Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
Pupils 313 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-6.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.30 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Fred Nicholson School
Address Westfield Road, Toftwood, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JB
Pupils 173 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-9.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Morecambe Road School
Address Morecambe Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3AB
Pupils 194 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.53 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.62 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Combe Pafford School
Address Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL
Pupils 268 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-10.73 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.35 Well below average 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 Ashley School
Address Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-14.87 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 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 Shaftesbury High School
Address Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
Pupils 172 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Manor Academy Sale
Address Manor Avenue, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5JX
Pupils 203 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average Progress 8 score
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