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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 32.2% 9.32% - 55.08%
Social, emotional and mental health 45.76% 18.33% - 71.93%
Other learning difficulty 13.56% 3.14% - 23.98%
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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
Castlewood School
Lanchester Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9LF
92 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
4.60
Well above average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.37
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Bramley Oak Academy
Horsham Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0BJ
57 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
0.30
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Stephenson Academy
Crosslands, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6AX
92 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 December 2018
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.37
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Hope School index school
251 Hartsbourne Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RY
59 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 April 2019
-2.50
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 7QT
116 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2018
-2.63
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.93
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Aspire Academy
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
103 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2017
-4.17
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.23
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Romans Field School
Shenley Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7AW
63 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2023
-5.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Brownhill School
Heights Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0PZ
92 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
-5.47
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.71
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Ambergate Sports College
Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7LP
175 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
-7.80
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.14
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Littledown School
Queens Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3QW
31 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 February 2020
-9.67
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
Larwood School
Larwood Drive, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5BZ
93 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
-10.93
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Newlands Academy
Stuart Road, Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3AZ
67 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.26
Average
Progress 8 score
Cramlington Hillcrest School
East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1DY
114 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Millfields Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6JP
54 pupils 16 plus phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Castlewood School
Address Lanchester Way, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 9LF
Pupils 92 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
4.60 Well above average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.37 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Bramley Oak Academy
Address Horsham Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0BJ
Pupils 57 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.30 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Stephenson Academy
Address Crosslands, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6AX
Pupils 92 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 05 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.37 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Hope School index school
Address 251 Hartsbourne Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2RY
Pupils 59 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 02 April 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-2.50 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Observatory School
Address Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 7QT
Pupils 116 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-2.63 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.93 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Aspire Academy
Address Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
Pupils 103 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 March 2017
Key stage 2 progress
-4.17 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.23 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Romans Field School
Address Shenley Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7AW
Pupils 63 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Brownhill School
Address Heights Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0PZ
Pupils 92 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 20 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.47 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.71 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Ambergate Sports College
Address Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7LP
Pupils 175 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.80 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.14 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Littledown School
Address Queens Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3QW
Pupils 31 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 06 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-9.67 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 Larwood School
Address Larwood Drive, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5BZ
Pupils 93 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-10.93 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Newlands Academy
Address Stuart Road, Peckham Rye, London, SE15 3AZ
Pupils 67 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.26 Average Progress 8 score
School name Cramlington Hillcrest School
Address East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1DY
Pupils 114 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 01 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Address Millfields Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6JP
Pupils 54 pupils
Phase of education 16 plus phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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