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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 19.53% 9.53% - 29.53%
Moderate learning difficulty 34.32% 29.09% - 36.49%
Speech, language and communications needs 18.34% 13.34% - 23.34%
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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

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
Great Arley School
Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
107 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 October 2018
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
White Spire School
Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW
157 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2019
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Pennine View School
Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3LR
125 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 March 2020
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Stone Lodge Academy index school
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
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
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
Samuel Cody School
Ballantyne Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8SN
268 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
-14.60
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.10
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Culverhill School
Kelston Close, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8SZ
146 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
-18.50
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
386 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.52
Well below average
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
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
Woodfield School
Sunstone Grove, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3PR
158 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-2.05
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
148 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 May 2019
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Great Arley School
Address Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
Pupils 107 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 09 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name White Spire School
Address Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW
Pupils 157 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 23 January 2019
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Pennine View School
Address Old Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3LR
Pupils 125 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 05 March 2020
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Stone Lodge Academy index school
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
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 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 Samuel Cody School
Address Ballantyne Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8SN
Pupils 268 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 May 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-14.60 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.10 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Culverhill School
Address Kelston Close, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Pupils 146 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
-18.50 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Selly Oak Trust School
Address Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
Pupils 386 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 16 November 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.52 Well below average 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
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 Woodfield School
Address Sunstone Grove, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3PR
Pupils 158 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 19 October 2022
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-2.05 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Friars Academy
Address Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
Pupils 148 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 22 May 2019
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
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