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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 30.67% 20.67% - 40.67%
Severe learning difficulty 40.49% 32.48% - 49.16%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 15.34% 10.34% - 20.34%
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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
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
Fordwater School, Chichester
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
St John's School
Austin Canons, Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8AA
179 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
0.00
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
Kirkham Pear Tree School
29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2HA
99 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
-6.50
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
Shorefields School
Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF
153 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 25 June 2019
-6.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Oakdale School
Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5LD
146 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
-7.57
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ash Lea School
Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3PA
100 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 October 2019
-8.10
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Oakfield Park School index 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
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3BU
214 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 0RZ
244 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Co-op Academy Southfield
Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9ET
310 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Uplands School
The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
155 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Baginton Fields School
Sedgemoor Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4EA
117 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
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 Fordwater School, Chichester
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 St John's School
Address Austin Canons, Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8AA
Pupils 179 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 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 Kirkham Pear Tree School
Address 29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2HA
Pupils 99 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.50 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 Shorefields School
Address Ogilvie House, 114 Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 6HF
Pupils 153 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 25 June 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-6.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Oakdale School
Address Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5LD
Pupils 146 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.57 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ash Lea School
Address Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3PA
Pupils 100 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 October 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-8.10 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Oakfield Park School index 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 The Meadows School
Address The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3BU
Pupils 214 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 13 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ravenscliffe High School
Address Skircoat Green, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 0RZ
Pupils 244 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Co-op Academy Southfield
Address Haycliffe Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9ET
Pupils 310 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Uplands School
Address The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2NB
Pupils 155 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 30 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Baginton Fields School
Address Sedgemoor Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4EA
Pupils 117 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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