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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
Autistic spectrum disorder 28.26% 18.26% - 38.26%
Moderate learning difficulty 29.19% 25% - 34.81%
Speech, language and communications needs 19.57% 14.57% - 24.57%
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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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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

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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
Stone Lodge Academy
Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HW
169 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-2.73
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Marshfields School
Eastern Close, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4PP
171 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
-7.00
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.53
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3JA
179 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2020
-7.03
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Park Community Academy index school
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
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
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
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
158 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
-14.87
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
Progress 8 score
The Mark Way School
Batchelors Barn Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1HR
93 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-0.40
Average
Progress 8 score
Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5JX
203 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
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
St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4RL
90 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.10
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
172 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Pebble Brook School
Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ
161 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2018
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.93
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Stone Lodge Academy
Address Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HW
Pupils 169 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.73 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Marshfields School
Address Eastern Close, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4PP
Pupils 171 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 21 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-7.00 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.53 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Parkside School, Norwich
Address College Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3JA
Pupils 179 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-7.03 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Park Community Academy index school
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 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 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 The Ashley School
Address Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4EU
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 11 May 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-14.87 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name The Mark Way School
Address Batchelors Barn Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1HR
Pupils 93 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-0.40 Average Progress 8 score
School name Manor Academy Sale
Address Manor Avenue, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5JX
Pupils 203 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average 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 St Nicholas School
Address Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4RL
Pupils 90 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 03 February 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.10 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Shaftesbury High School
Address Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
Pupils 172 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 10 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Pebble Brook School
Address Churchill Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ
Pupils 161 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 18 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.93 Well below average Progress 8 score
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