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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 36.18% 26.18% - 46.18%
Severe learning difficulty 38.16% 34.55% - 40.49%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 12.5% 7.5% - 17.5%
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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

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
Fordwater School, Chichester index school
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
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
Merefield School
Westminster Drive, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2QZ
104 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2019
0.00
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
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
Calthorpe Academy
Darwin Street, Highgate, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP
428 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
-3.63
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.47
Well below average
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
The Milestone School
Longford Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9EU
329 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
-5.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Greenside School
Shephall Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9XS
172 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 January 2020
-6.30
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
Mayfield School
Gloucester Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3HN
120 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
-6.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Granta School
Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4NN
179 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
-7.17
Well below average
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
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
Piper Hill High School
Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YS
260 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Fordwater School, Chichester index school
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 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 Merefield School
Address Westminster Drive, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2QZ
Pupils 104 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 05 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 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 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 Calthorpe Academy
Address Darwin Street, Highgate, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP
Pupils 428 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-3.63 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.47 Well below average 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 The Milestone School
Address Longford Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9EU
Pupils 329 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 28 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Greenside School
Address Shephall Green, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9XS
Pupils 172 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 30 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-6.30 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 Mayfield School
Address Gloucester Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3HN
Pupils 120 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-6.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Granta School
Address Cambridge Road, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4NN
Pupils 179 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-7.17 Well below average 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
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 Piper Hill High School
Address Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YS
Pupils 260 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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