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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

    £48.2 million

  • Total high needs outturn 2024/2025

    £62.2 million

    128.9% of high needs DSG allocation

  • DSG deficit as at March 2025

    £18.5 million

    In March 2024 this was a deficit of £4.25 million

Benchmarking tools

Maintained schools

Data view

All values are shown as percentage of income.
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 190 106.7% 70.6% 3.6%
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 760 102.3% 67.2% 2.9%
Longcause Community Special School 118 100.8% 80.8% 1.5%
Compton CofE Primary School 429 100.3% 70.8% 6.3%
Lipson Vale Primary School 393 99.6% 69.8% 6.9%
Mill Ford School 149 99.4% 77.7% 14.3%
Cann Bridge School 111 99.3% 74.1% 4.3%

Show all schools

EHC plan and SEN support data are shown as percentages of total pupils.
Compton CofE Primary School 429 22.64 1.2% 14%
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care 67.5 22.5 0% 4.4%
Lipson Vale Primary School 393 21.96 4.1% 14.2%
College Road Primary School 204 21.03 4.4% 35.8%
Pennycross Primary School 402 20.4 4.5% 15.4%
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 190 19.59 1.6% 13.7%
Laira Green Primary School 220 19.47 3.6% 11.4%
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 227 19.4 4.8% 16.7%
Whitleigh Community Primary School 302 18.08 4% 27.5%
Riverside Community Primary School 370 15.55 2.7% 20.3%
Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care 53 14.72 5.7% 26.4%
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College 760 14.5 3.9% 16.7%
Mill Ford School 149 7.74 100% 0%
Cann Bridge School 111 6.94 100% 0%
Woodlands School 97 6.93 95.9% 4.1%
Brook Green Centre for Learning 111 5.19 100% 0%
Longcause Community Special School 118 4.67 100% 0%

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

St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
College Road Primary School
3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for College Road Primary School
Compton CofE Primary School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Compton CofE Primary School
Lipson Vale Primary School
2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for Lipson Vale Primary School
Whitleigh Community Primary School
2 high, 1 medium and 5 low for Whitleigh Community Primary School

Secondary schools

Status

Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
1 high, 3 medium and 4 low for Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

Special

Status

Cann Bridge School
3 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Cann Bridge School
Longcause Community Special School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Longcause Community Special School
Mill Ford School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Mill Ford School
Woodlands School
1 high, 2 medium and 5 low for Woodlands School
Brook Green Centre for Learning
0 high, 6 medium and 2 low for Brook Green Centre for Learning

Nursery

Status

Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care
4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care

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