High needs

Understand the data we use for high needs

This data covers the period 2024-2025 for section 251 data (s251).

The outturn includes place funding for pupils with special educational needs taught in academies. You can read about how we calculate this in the glossary.

  • High needs DSG allocation 2024/2025

    £67.8 million

  • Total high needs outturn 2024/2025

    £68.8 million

    101.5% of high needs DSG allocation

  • DSG deficit as at March 2025

    £16.5 million

    In March 2024 this was a deficit of £19.1 million



Benchmarking tools


Maintained schools

Data view

All values are shown as percentage of income.

Oldhill Community School

Only has 5 months of data

203.2% 153.3% -228.6%
Sir Thomas Abney School

Only has 5 months of data

200.1% 146.1% -188.8%
St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School

Only has 5 months of data

190.6% 140.1% -182.4%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Newington

Only has 5 months of data

148.7% 48.2% -70.9%
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 752 109% 69.7% -1.6%
All Saints Catholic High School 473 108.7% 70.9% -8.5%
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 199 105.2% 72.4% 3.8%
William Patten Primary School 432.5 104.3% 75.1% -5.4%
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 184.5 104% 75.1% 7.4%
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 1666 102.4% 73.9% 4.1%
Daubeney Primary School 380 102.4% 72.5% 18.7%
Jubilee Primary School 438.5 102.4% 76.1% 6.1%
Shoreditch Park Primary School 435.5 101.1% 67.5% 16.6%
Lauriston School 438.5 101.1% 72.3% -5.5%
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School 380 100.5% 59.4% 0.2%
Queensbridge Primary School 398 100.4% 67.5% -3.3%
Nightingale Primary School 371.5 99.7% 65.6% 12.2%
Benthal Primary School 241 99.7% 64.6% 1.2%
Kingsmead Primary School 1003.5 99.5% 70.5% 3.6%
Berger Primary School 407 99.5% 73.5% 8.5%
Betty Layward Primary School 445.5 99.4% 72.4% 10.3%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1791.5 99% 68.6% 8.4%
Parkwood Primary School 184.5 99% 68.8% 4.3%
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 119.5 98.8% 70% 4.4%
New Regent's College 105 98.6% 66.7% 18.6%
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 138.5 98.5% 62.9% 16.4%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 204 98.5% 64.1% 7.2%
Rushmore Primary School 453.5 98.4% 68.3% 3.6%
Grasmere Primary School 219.5 98.2% 65.5% -2.2%
Stormont House School 131 97.9% 71.6% 6.9%
Sebright School 425 97.6% 69.4% 15%
Millfields Community School 630.5 97.5% 66.8% -19.4%
Ickburgh School 184 96.5% 75.9% -3%
London Fields Primary School 404.5 95.3% 69.9% 2.2%
Grazebrook Primary School 1749.5 93.5% 61.2% 13.4%
Holmleigh Primary School 373 93.2% 63.2% 0%
Orchard Primary School 1186 92.3% 59.5% 15.7%
The Garden School 204 90.9% 74.2% -7.2%
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 94 89.2% 66.6% 16.2%
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre 78 87.7% 58% 9.9%
Princess May Primary School 193.5 85.3% 52.2% 32.4%
Harrington Hill Primary School 201 81.2% 50.3% 12.5%

EHC plan and SEN support data are shown as percentages of total pupils.

Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre 78 39 2.6% 9%
Millfields Community School 630.5 22.52 7.8% 16.7%
Holmleigh Primary School 373 22.5 7% 15.8%
Rushmore Primary School 453.5 21.29 3.3% 19.4%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 204 21.03 5.9% 6.9%
Grazebrook Primary School 1749.5 20.27 0.7% 3.4%
Betty Layward Primary School 445.5 20.07 4% 10.5%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1791.5 19.51 1.7% 2.6%
Lauriston School 438.5 19.5 2.7% 11.6%
Jubilee Primary School 438.5 19.33 6.6% 11.2%
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 199 19.08 7.5% 26.6%
Shoreditch Park Primary School 435.5 18.93 12.2% 16.8%
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 94 18.8 1.1% 38.3%
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 138.5 18.57 7.2% 19.5%
William Patten Primary School 432.5 18.29 5.5% 14.1%
Kingsmead Primary School 1003.5 18.21 1.7% 4.7%
Queensbridge Primary School 398 18.05 9% 21.1%
London Fields Primary School 404.5 17.71 4.9% 19.3%
Princess May Primary School 193.5 17.59 5.7% 17.1%
Daubeney Primary School 380 17.11 5.8% 19.2%
Nightingale Primary School 371.5 16.58 12.9% 16.7%
Orchard Primary School 1186 16.34 2.5% 7.3%
Sebright School 425 16.23 5.6% 16.5%
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 184.5 15.91 7.6% 22.8%
Berger Primary School 407 15.88 8.6% 14.3%
Grasmere Primary School 219.5 15.46 5.9% 14.1%
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 1666 15.31 5% 22.7%
Parkwood Primary School 184.5 15.25 9.2% 17.3%
Benthal Primary School 241 15.16 8.7% 22.8%
All Saints Catholic High School 473 14.78 4.2% 12.5%
Harrington Hill Primary School 201 13.68 12.9% 18.4%
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 752 13.29 4.9% 29.1%
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 119.5 11.27 20.1% 24.3%
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School 380 9.92 2.1% 6.1%
The Garden School 204 7.86 100% 0%
New Regent's College 105 7.09 18.1% 57.1%
Stormont House School 131 6.54 100% 0%
Ickburgh School 184 6.32 99.5% 0.5%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Newington
Sir Thomas Abney School
Oldhill Community School
St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School

Maintained schools by RAG ratings

About RAG ratings

Red, amber and green (RAG) ratings are shown to give an indication of the spending compared to similar schools.

The rating is not an indication of performance. It is used to display if spending is significantly more or less than similar schools. This does not consider any individual spending strategies which might apply.

The ratings are intended for schools and trusts to identify potential areas to help them make informed spending decisions.

The size of the red bar corresponds to the proportion of red-rated cost categories for the school.

Primary schools

Status

7 high, 1 medium and 0 low for Parkwood Primary School
6 high, 2 medium and 0 low for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Jubilee Primary School
5 high, 1 medium and 2 low for Grasmere Primary School

Secondary schools

Status

5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
5 high, 1 medium and 2 low for Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for All Saints Catholic High School

Special

Status

4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Ickburgh School
4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Stormont House School
3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for The Garden School

Pupil Referral Unit

Status

3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for New Regent's College

Nursery

Status

2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 high, 1 medium and 6 low for Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre

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