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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 26.78% 16.78% - 36.78%
Speech, language and communications needs 14.75% 9.75% - 19.75%
Severe learning difficulty 30.05% 24.53% - 34.98%
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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
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Holly Road, Red Marsh School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
106 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2019
0.00
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Old Park School
Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY
153 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 November 2018
-1.77
Average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5PX
300 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
-2.07
Below 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
Kings Mill School
Victoria Road, Driffield, YO25 6UG
138 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 October 2018
-4.10
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
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1HD
142 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 September 2018
-6.30
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
194 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2019
-7.93
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Barndale House School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ
69 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
-10.40
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Welcombe Hills School index school
Blue Cap Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6TQ
183 pupils Special phase 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
-10.67
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Downs View Special School
Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6BB
203 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
-12.30
Well below average
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Great Oaks School
Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7LT
322 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
191 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
-1.68
Well below average
Progress 8 score
Oak Wood Secondary School
Morris Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QH
170 pupils Special phase 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Tulip Academy
Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
210 pupils Special phase 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 26 February 2020
N/A
Key stage 2 progress score
N/A
Progress 8 score
Comparison schools
School name Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Address Holly Road, Red Marsh School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 4HH
Pupils 106 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 07 February 2019
Key stage 2 progress
0.00 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Old Park School
Address Thorns Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2JY
Pupils 153 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 21 November 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-1.77 Average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name The Chiltern School
Address Parkside Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5PX
Pupils 300 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 February 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-2.07 Below 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 Kings Mill School
Address Victoria Road, Driffield, YO25 6UG
Pupils 138 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 24 October 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-4.10 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 Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Address Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1HD
Pupils 142 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 25 September 2018
Key stage 2 progress
-6.30 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Polden Bower School
Address Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Pupils 194 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 14 March 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-7.93 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Barndale House School
Address Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DQ
Pupils 69 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 04 December 2019
Key stage 2 progress
-10.40 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Welcombe Hills School index school
Address Blue Cap Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6TQ
Pupils 183 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 3 Requires improvement ofsted rating
Inspected 15 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
-10.67 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Downs View Special School
Address Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 6BB
Pupils 203 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 12 February 2020
Key stage 2 progress
-12.30 Well below average Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Great Oaks School
Address Vermont Close, Off Winchester Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7LT
Pupils 322 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 1 Outstanding ofsted rating
Inspected 29 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Highfield School
Address Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
Pupils 191 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 23 November 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
-1.68 Well below average Progress 8 score
School name Oak Wood Secondary School
Address Morris Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QH
Pupils 170 pupils
Phase of education Special phase
Ofsted rating 2 Good ofsted rating
Inspected 27 September 2023
Key stage 2 progress
N/A Key stage 2 progress score
Progress 8
N/A Progress 8 score
School name Tulip Academy
Address Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
Pupils 210 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
N/A Progress 8 score
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