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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

    £61.7 million

  • Total high needs outturn 2024/2025

    £65.7 million

    106.4% of high needs DSG allocation

  • DSG deficit as at March 2025

    £15.1 million

    In March 2024 this was a deficit of £13.7 million

Benchmarking tools

Maintained schools

Data view

All values are shown as percentage of income.
St Joseph's RC High School 1051 109.9% 78.8% 9%
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 227 109.2% 78.6% -0.2%
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 410 106.7% 73.2% 7.1%
Egerton Primary School 211 106.6% 75.4% -0.4%
St George's CofE Primary School 245.5 106.2% 74% 4.8%
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever 196 105.6% 71.4% -5.1%
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton 198.5 105.5% 79.2% -7.5%
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 347.5 105.5% 78.7% -7.7%
Spindle Point Primary School 235.5 105.2% 74.4% 3.5%
Pikes Lane Primary School 475.5 105% 75.4% 9.6%
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton 405 104.4% 77.3% 5.6%
Thomasson Memorial School 80 104.3% 90.4% 0.6%
Claypool Primary School 218 104.3% 74.7% -3.2%
Hardy Mill Primary School 316 103.9% 75.5% 0.9%
High Lawn Primary School 472 103.9% 77.7% -3.2%
Green Fold School 172 103.5% 81.6% 0%
Brownlow Fold Primary School 217.5 103.4% 66.8% 9%
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 417 103.3% 74.5% 1%
Cherry Tree Primary School 408 103.3% 75.8% -0.5%
Ladybridge Community Primary School 359 102.6% 70.6% 11.8%
Mytham Primary School 316 102.5% 70.5% -4%
Turton School 1596 102.4% 75.2% 5.9%
All Saints CofE Primary School 263.5 102.4% 73.3% 6.6%
Devonshire Road Primary School 415 102.4% 77.3% 3.8%
Brandwood Primary School 437 102.3% 65.8% 0.4%
Heathfield Primary School 266 102.3% 76.1% 2.4%
Ladybridge High School 1139 102.2% 73.7% 14.2%
Kearsley West Primary School 229 101.9% 72.4% 1.2%
Westhoughton High School 1343 101.8% 76.5% 4.8%
Blackrod Primary School 311 101.6% 65.1% 8.1%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton 206 101.5% 70.8% -0.8%
Markland Hill Primary School 315 101.4% 73.2% -3.4%
Thornleigh Salesian College 1579 101.4% 76.2% 8.7%
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton 199 101.2% 56.7% 7.4%
St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley 206 100.9% 70.1% -0.4%
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 162 100.7% 69.8% -0.6%
Blackshaw Primary School 216.5 100.6% 69.4% -1.7%
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 188 100.5% 67.8% 6.7%
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 300 100.4% 72.4% 18.9%
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge 193 100.4% 70.4% 4.1%
Church Road Primary School 432.5 100.3% 75.3% 17.3%
Gaskell Community Primary School 448.5 100.2% 67.4% 4%
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School 210 100.2% 65.9% -0.9%
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever 452.5 100.1% 74% 10.5%
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 214.5 99.9% 71.8% 9.3%
St Mary's RC Primary School 214 99.8% 71.6% 1.4%
Sharples Primary School 241 99.7% 69.1% 11%
St Stephen's CofE Primary School 183 99.6% 75.3% 4.3%
The Oaks Primary School 218 99.5% 66.3% 6.1%
Sunning Hill Primary School 494 99.4% 75.5% 11.6%
Highfield Primary School 412 99.2% 74.1% 2.7%
St Columba's RC Primary School 225 98.9% 73.4% 7%
The Gates Primary School 286.5 98.8% 67.8% 4.4%
Eatock Primary School 236.5 98.8% 70.2% 7.7%
Clarendon Primary School 438 98.7% 70.9% 12.7%
Castle Hill Primary School 214 98.7% 66.9% 0.9%
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill 443.5 98.2% 67.1% 2.2%
The Valley Community Primary School 501 98.2% 70.4% 6.9%
Walmsley CofE Primary School

Only has 9 months of data

98.1% 71% 12.3%
The Orchards Nursery School 66.5 98.1% 71.1% 12.4%
St Peter's CofE Primary School 412 98.1% 74.5% 2.3%
Rumworth School 363 97.8% 81.8% 19.6%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane 424.5 97.7% 67.3% 12.3%
Moorgate Primary School 294 97.4% 70.5% 10.9%
Beaumont Primary School 220 97.2% 67.7% 2.8%
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School 355 97% 69% 17.1%
St Thomas CofE Primary School 236 96.9% 65.4% 4.7%
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School 250.5 96.4% 74.9% 4.5%
Leverhulme Community Primary School 417.5 96.3% 71.8% 6.1%
Oxford Grove Primary School 449 96% 55.8% 24.8%
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 223 95.9% 66.7% 17.1%
Gilnow Primary School 211.5 95.7% 66% 23.5%
Queensbridge Primary School 236 94.7% 67.8% 15.2%
Johnson Fold Community Primary School

Only has 10 months of data

197.5 94.5% 68.4% 24.7%
Haslam Park Primary School 306 93.9% 72.1% 13.4%
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre 112 83.2% 61.8% 33.3%

EHC plan and SEN support data are shown as percentages of total pupils.
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre 112 50.91 0% 31.3%
The Orchards Nursery School 66.5 36.94 0% 45.1%
Mytham Primary School 316 29.26 4.1% 21.8%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane 424.5 26.53 4% 23.1%
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 410 25.31 3.4% 21.7%
Heathfield Primary School 266 25.09 4.5% 12.8%
Beaumont Primary School 220 25 1.8% 9.1%
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton 198.5 25 4.5% 10.1%
St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley 206 24.82 1.5% 10.2%
St Mary's RC Primary School 214 24.6 1.9% 12.1%
Egerton Primary School 211 24.53 5.2% 18.5%
High Lawn Primary School 472 24.18 3.8% 10.8%
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill 443.5 24.1 2.9% 18.3%
Markland Hill Primary School 315 24.05 2.9% 7.6%
Spindle Point Primary School 235.5 24.03 2.5% 17.4%
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School 223 23.72 6.7% 15.2%
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 417 23.47 2.4% 4.8%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton 206 23.41 2.4% 10.7%
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever 196 23.33 2.6% 11.2%
Blackrod Primary School 311 22.97 2.3% 5.1%
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School 210 22.83 3.3% 6.7%
Blackshaw Primary School 216.5 22.79 3.2% 24.9%
The Valley Community Primary School 501 22.77 4.8% 13.8%
Church Road Primary School 432.5 22.76 2.5% 22.7%
Queensbridge Primary School 236 22.74 10.2% 17.4%
Oxford Grove Primary School 449 22.45 5.8% 21.8%
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School 188 22.38 3.2% 16%
St Thomas CofE Primary School 236 22.26 3% 8.9%
Claypool Primary School 218 22.24 8.3% 7.8%
Highfield Primary School 412 22.15 3.4% 9.2%
All Saints CofE Primary School 263.5 22.05 4.6% 15.2%
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School 250.5 21.97 10.8% 16.4%
Eatock Primary School 236.5 21.9 3.4% 18.2%
Pikes Lane Primary School 475.5 21.87 5.3% 16.8%
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton 199 21.87 3% 10.6%
Hardy Mill Primary School 316 21.75 1.9% 9.8%
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 300 21.74 1.7% 12%
Kearsley West Primary School 229 21.67 6.1% 34.9%
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 347.5 21.38 2.9% 5.5%
Gaskell Community Primary School 448.5 21.36 1.8% 16.7%
St Peter's CofE Primary School 412 21.35 4.6% 10.7%
Brandwood Primary School 437 21.32 3% 19.2%
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 227 21.21 5.3% 15.4%
The Oaks Primary School 218 21.17 0.5% 7.3%
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School 355 21.16 3.1% 13.5%
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge 193 20.98 1.6% 17.6%
St Columba's RC Primary School 225 20.93 4% 23.6%
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever 452.5 20.93 4.2% 22.5%
St Stephen's CofE Primary School 183 20.56 2.2% 10.9%
Sharples Primary School 241 20.42 6.2% 10.4%
Moorgate Primary School 294 20.42 11.9% 19%
Ladybridge Community Primary School 359 20.34 5% 4.7%
The Gates Primary School 286.5 20.3 3.8% 15.4%
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 162 20.25 3.7% 11.7%
St George's CofE Primary School 245.5 20.12 0.8% 10.6%
Sunning Hill Primary School 494 19.92 2.8% 6.1%
Leverhulme Community Primary School 417.5 19.88 3.4% 34.3%
Devonshire Road Primary School 415 19.76 5.8% 14.7%
Castle Hill Primary School 214 19.47 4.7% 9.8%
Cherry Tree Primary School 408 18.98 5.1% 14.2%
Clarendon Primary School 438 18.88 4.1% 14.4%
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 214.5 18.73 6.1% 14%
Gilnow Primary School 211.5 18.55 2.8% 20.8%
St Joseph's RC High School 1051 18.06 4.6% 10.8%
Haslam Park Primary School 306 18 8.5% 13.4%
Johnson Fold Community Primary School 197.5 17.95 2.5% 33.4%
Brownlow Fold Primary School 217.5 17.83 1.8% 15.2%
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton 405 17.38 4% 13.6%
Westhoughton High School 1343 17.24 2.7% 13.7%
Ladybridge High School 1139 14.6 2.6% 13.3%
Thornleigh Salesian College 1579 14.49 2.5% 11%
Turton School 1596 13.72 2.1% 6.6%
Green Fold School 172 5.7 100% 0%
Rumworth School 363 5.13 99.2% 0.3%
Thomasson Memorial School 80 2.83 90% 10%
Walmsley CofE 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

Oxford Grove Primary School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Oxford Grove Primary School
Queensbridge Primary School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Queensbridge Primary School
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Brandwood Primary School
4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Brandwood Primary School

Secondary schools

Status

Turton School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Turton School
Westhoughton High School
2 high, 0 medium and 6 low for Westhoughton High School
Thornleigh Salesian College
1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Thornleigh Salesian College
St Joseph's RC High School
1 high, 3 medium and 4 low for St Joseph's RC High School
Ladybridge High School
0 high, 3 medium and 5 low for Ladybridge High School

Special

Status

Green Fold School
4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Green Fold School
Thomasson Memorial School
2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Thomasson Memorial School
Rumworth School
2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Rumworth School

Nursery

Status

Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre
The Orchards Nursery School
1 high, 2 medium and 5 low for The Orchards Nursery School

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