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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 Academy All
School phase Special Special
Severe learning difficulty 76.96% 73.06% - 80.85%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 13.04% 3.04% - 23.04%
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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
St Francis Special School
Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3BN
104 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Breakspeare School
Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0BU
94 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2023
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Ashmount School
Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
196 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
-2.77
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rede Court Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 3SP
197 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
-5.43
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Three Ways School index school
180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Avon, BA2 5RF
230 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2022
-5.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.46
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Evergreen School
Deansway, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5DF
278 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-6.10
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Harlow Fields School and College
Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
153 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
-6.27
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Station Road, Wigston, Leics, LE18 2DT
244 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
-6.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Forest Way School
Warren Hills Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4UU
271 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
-7.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
165 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
-9.80
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Riverwalk School
Mayfield Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2PD
206 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 June 2023
-10.23
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Henry Tyndale School
Ship Lane, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8BX
143 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2022
-11.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Medina House School
School Lane, Newport Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
102 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 July 2018
-13.83
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Meadowside School
Pool Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 5LA
104 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.55
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
262 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name St Francis Special School
Address Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3BN
Pupils 104 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 15 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Breakspeare School
Address Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0BU
Pupils 94 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Ashmount School
Address Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ
Pupils 196 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 18 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.77 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Address Rede Court Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 3SP
Pupils 197 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 March 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.43 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Three Ways School index school
Address 180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Avon, BA2 5RF
Pupils 230 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-5.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.46 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Evergreen School
Address Deansway, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5DF
Pupils 278 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.10 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Harlow Fields School and College
Address Tendring Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6RN
Pupils 153 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-6.27 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Address Station Road, Wigston, Leics, LE18 2DT
Pupils 244 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 08 June 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-6.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Forest Way School
Address Warren Hills Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4UU
Pupils 271 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2021
Key stage 2 progress
-7.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Pioneer School
Address Ghyllgrove, Basildon, Essex, SS14 2LA
Pupils 165 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 01 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-9.80 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Riverwalk School
Address Mayfield Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2PD
Pupils 206 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 June 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.23 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Henry Tyndale School
Address Ship Lane, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8BX
Pupils 143 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 08 December 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-11.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Medina House School
Address School Lane, Newport Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Pupils 102 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 July 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-13.83 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Meadowside School
Address Pool Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 5LA
Pupils 104 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.55 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Woodlands Secondary School
Address Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
Pupils 262 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 24 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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