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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 29.38% 21.54% - 38.4%
Moderate learning difficulty 24.38% 19.38% - 29.38%
Speech, language and communications needs 25.63% 15.63% - 35.63%
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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

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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
Fitzwaryn School
Denchworth Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET
119 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
-3.30
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
St Luke's School index school
Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7ET
160 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2023
-6.37
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF
322 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
-7.17
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.65
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Willows School
Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 9NT
175 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2017
-8.00
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Cricket Green School
Lower Green West, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3AF
246 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
-8.03
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EW
165 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
-8.97
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
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
St Lawrence School
Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EJ
180 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2023
-10.40
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
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL
231 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2023
-11.30
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
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer Road, Sidestrand, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0NH
194 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2023
-19.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Queensbury School
Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
267 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.20
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Saxon Mount School
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
158 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.78
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 Fitzwaryn School
Address Denchworth Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET
Pupils 119 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-3.30 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name St Luke's School index school
Address Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7ET
Pupils 160 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.37 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Park Community Academy
Address 158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 9HF
Pupils 322 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.17 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.65 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Willows School
Address Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 9NT
Pupils 175 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 March 2017
Key stage 2 progress
-8.00 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Cricket Green School
Address Lower Green West, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3AF
Pupils 246 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.03 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Yewstock School
Address Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EW
Pupils 165 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-8.97 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A 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 St Lawrence School
Address Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5EJ
Pupils 180 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.40 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 The Westminster School
Address Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL
Pupils 231 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 03 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-11.30 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 Sidestrand Hall School
Address Cromer Road, Sidestrand, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0NH
Pupils 194 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 07 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-19.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Queensbury School
Address Wood End Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8BL
Pupils 267 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.20 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Saxon Mount School
Address Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.78 Well below average Progress 8 score
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