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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 44.86% 31.61% - 52.86%
Severe learning difficulty 37.85% 27.85% - 47.85%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 16.59% 11.59% - 21.59%
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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
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
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
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
Delamere School
Irlam Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6AP
124 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
-2.90
Below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Calthorpe Academy index school
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
Fox Wood Special School
Holes Lane, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4LS
124 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
-3.77
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Kirkleatham Hall School
Kirkleatham, Kirkleatham Village, Redcar, TS10 4QR
183 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
-5.77
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB
227 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
-5.87
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
James Rennie School
California Road, Kingstown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU
167 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
-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
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
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1EE
155 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2019
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
Comparison schools
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 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 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 Delamere School
Address Irlam Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6AP
Pupils 124 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 04 July 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.90 Below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Calthorpe Academy index school
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 Fox Wood Special School
Address Holes Lane, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4LS
Pupils 124 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 20 October 2021
Key stage 2 progress
-3.77 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Kirkleatham Hall School
Address Kirkleatham, Kirkleatham Village, Redcar, TS10 4QR
Pupils 183 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 04 October 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-5.77 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Address Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB
Pupils 227 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-5.87 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 James Rennie School
Address California Road, Kingstown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0BU
Pupils 167 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 January 2023
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 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 Hazelbeck Special School
Address Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1EE
Pupils 155 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 March 2019
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
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