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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

    £142 million

  • Total high needs outturn 2024/2025

    £206 million

    144.4% of high needs DSG allocation

  • DSG deficit as at March 2025

    £132 million

    In March 2024 this was a deficit of £81.5 million

Benchmarking tools

Maintained schools

Data view

All values are shown as percentage of income.
Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery 182 118.5% 61.4% -30.1%
Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 130 107.3% 70.4% -5%
Drake Primary School 413 106.7% 63.1% -16.9%
Fleggburgh CofE Primary School 53 106.4% 71.2% -3.9%
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery 279.5 105% 73.2% -1.7%
Poringland Primary School 444 104.3% 75.8% -0.2%
The Bawburgh School 99 104.1% 63% -15.1%
Hillside Primary School 212 103.6% 70% 5.4%
Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 59 103.1% 74.7% 11%
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School 415 103% 73.3% 0.2%
Salhouse CofE Primary School 131 102.8% 58.2% 1.9%
South Wootton Infant School 156 102.7% 69.8% 6.7%
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School 108 102.5% 69.1% 2.4%
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery 418 102.4% 73% -1.6%
East Harling Primary School and Nursery 185 102.3% 71.9% 1.2%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea 198 102.1% 75.5% 9.1%
Aylsham High School 1558 102% 70.7% -7.9%
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 77 102% 64.2% 1.7%
Recreation Road Infant School 327.5 101.9% 70.3% 4%
Mile Cross Primary School 444 101.9% 69.5% 5.5%
Neatishead Church of England Primary School 75 101.4% 71.2% 3.9%
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School 404 101.3% 71% 12.6%
Sheringham Community Primary School 389.5 101.3% 69.6% 7%
Spixworth Infant School 266 101.2% 68.7% 8.8%
St Michael's VA Junior School 616.5 101.2% 76.8% 3.1%
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School 109 101.2% 69.7% 3%
Loddon Infant and Nursery School

Only has 7 months of data

0 101.1% 69.1% 23.3%
Great Ellingham Primary School 251 101.1% 71.6% 4.2%
Falcon Junior School 417 101% 75.6% 0.6%
Hethersett VC Primary School 304 100.9% 64.7% 7.1%
Cecil Gowing Infant School 173 100.9% 71.4% 8.3%
Holt Community Primary School 176 100.6% 69.6% 5.5%
Frettenham Primary School 212 100.6% 64.4% 13.5%
Buxton Primary School 192 100.6% 72.1% 8.2%
Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 84 100.5% 70.2% 11.4%
Thurton Primary School 110 100.4% 68.5% -2.2%
Swanton Morley VC Primary School 174 100.4% 63.6% -0.1%
Sprowston Junior School 175 100.4% 71.5% 14.3%
Sidestrand Hall School 199 100.4% 78.6% 7.7%
Mulbarton Primary School 404 100.3% 65.4% 14.7%
Taverham VC CE Junior School 406 100.3% 73.2% 8%
Holly Meadows School 123 100.2% 65.1% -0.2%
Hall School 97 100.2% 77.6% 10.2%
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School 415 100.1% 74.8% 3.5%
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 104 100.1% 67.9% 11.6%
Drayton CofE Junior School 331 100.1% 73.7% 0.6%
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School 128 100% 68.1% -9%
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 152 100% 62.2% 9%
Chapel Break Infant School 159 100% 71.7% 2.3%
Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 94 100% 68% 1.6%
Dersingham Primary School 188.5 100% 68.2% 10.8%
Kelling CE Primary School 152 99.9% 66.3% 1.6%
Rackheath Primary School 214 99.9% 62.1% 4.9%
West Winch Primary School 206 99.9% 72.8% -0.7%
Blofield Primary School 220 99.9% 68.4% 3.1%
Hingham Primary School 179 99.9% 71.9% 6.4%
Caister Junior School 324 99.8% 61.8% -0.8%
Terrington St Clement Community School 312.5 99.7% 69.5% 4.3%
Redcastle Family School 264.5 99.7% 69.1% 4.6%
Ellingham VC Primary School 88 99.6% 63% 6.8%
North Denes Primary School and Nursery 381 99.4% 70.1% 9.2%
Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 142 99.4% 68.8% 7.8%
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School 475 99.4% 68.6% 5.9%
Avenue Junior School 466 99.4% 71% 7.5%
Cantley Primary School

Only has 5 months of data

41 99.3% 47% 2.7%
Cringleford CE VA Primary School 458 99.3% 72.1% 6.5%
Catton Grove Primary School 604.5 99.2% 73.7% 4.2%
Pulham Church of England Primary School

Only has 3 months of data

99.2% 57.6% 18.6%
South Wootton Junior School 224 99.2% 68.8% 4.5%
Old Catton CofE VC Junior School 539 99.1% 77% 5.2%
Woodton Primary School 44 99% 65.2% 5.9%
Colby Primary School 140 98.9% 76% 4.6%
Homefield VC CofE Primary School 241 98.9% 71.5% 0.4%
Coltishall Primary School 213 98.9% 65% 4.1%
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 103 98.9% 67.6% 8.2%
St William's Primary School 407 98.9% 68.1% 5.2%
Sprowston Infant School 111 98.8% 67.7% 13.6%
Hunstanton Primary School 161 98.7% 69.9% 13.5%
Little Melton Primary School 119 98.7% 67.7% 3.6%
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 97 98.6% 69% 2.4%
Caister Infant With Nursery School 253 98.6% 61.9% 0.5%
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley 156 98.5% 66.1% 7.7%
Lakenham Primary School 397 98.4% 69.1% 2.1%
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School 57 98.3% 48% 11.4%
Worstead Church of England Primary School 106 98.3% 69.4% 3.5%
Magdalen Gates Primary School 193 98.3% 65.4% 9.5%
Earlham Nursery School 52.5 98.2% 64.9% 2.9%
Langham Village School 104 98.1% 68.5% 6.7%
Chapel Green School 199 98% 79.8% 3.6%
Roydon Primary School 255 97.9% 66.3% 7%
Ludham Primary School and Nursery 100.5 97.8% 66.8% 3.4%
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham 434 97.7% 63.3% 7.8%
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth 201 97.5% 62.3% 9.6%
Preston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 160 97.5% 66.4% 15.8%
Hemsby Primary School 126 97.2% 56.3% 5%
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing 56 97.1% 58.8% 28.7%
Sheringham Woodfields School 160 97.1% 72.2% 6.8%
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School 526 97% 70.6% 14.8%
Ormesby Village Junior School 114 97% 60.8% 11.2%
Aldborough Primary School 126 97% 63.3% 9.4%
Fred Nicholson School 195 96.9% 73.8% 12.4%
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School 232 96.9% 61.4% 9.1%
The Clare School 131 96.9% 75.6% 15.3%
Brundall Primary School 277 96.8% 68.4% 1.4%
Barford Primary School 87 96.8% 61.6% -25.2%
Stoke Holy Cross Primary School 190 96.7% 68.6% 13.2%
King's Lynn Nursery School 36 96.7% 70.6% 20.1%
Ormesby Village Infant School 82 96.6% 61.6% 5.5%
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School 234 96.5% 71.7% 3.1%
Bressingham Primary School 139 96.4% 68.9% 24.6%
Trowse Primary School 206 96.2% 64.9% 0.3%
Wreningham VC Primary School 108 96.2% 66.6% 7%
West Earlham Junior School 239 96.1% 69.7% -0.4%
Great Massingham CofE Primary School 54 96.1% 65.3% 7.9%
Hevingham Primary School 100.5 95.9% 58% 13.6%
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School 230 95.7% 68.5% 13.2%
The Parkside School, Norwich 199 95.7% 76.9% 11.9%
Queen's Hill Primary School 605.5 95.5% 69.2% 13%
Harford Manor School, Norwich 109.5 95.4% 75.7% 13.4%
Necton VA Primary School 200 95.4% 67.3% 0.6%
Horsford CofE VA Primary School 354 95.4% 66% 9.2%
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer 126 95.1% 68.4% 11.9%
Mundesley Infant School 227.5 95.1% 62% 10.7%
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery 183.5 95% 62.1% 8.3%
Harpley CofE VC Primary School 50 94.8% 62.4% 14.1%
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School 359 94.6% 59.7% 0.5%
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell 155.5 94.6% 61.2% 26.3%
Emneth Nursery School 111 94.4% 64.8% 26.9%
Rollesby Primary School 109 93% 56.8% 3.3%
Hempnall Primary School 155 92.7% 57.1% 0.7%
Watlington Community Primary School 169 91.7% 65.5% 23.4%
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School 163.5 91% 46.4% 12.2%
Kinsale Infant School

Only has 3 months of data

82.7% 40% 26.8%

EHC plan and SEN support data are shown as percentages of total pupils.
Emneth Nursery School 111 55.5 0% 1.8%
Ormesby Village Junior School 114 28.5 7% 19.3%
Coltishall Primary School 213 26.73 1.9% 10.3%
Avenue Junior School 466 26.43 3.6% 19.1%
Blofield Primary School 220 25.73 1.8% 14.1%
King's Lynn Nursery School 36 25.71 0% 0%
Swanton Morley VC Primary School 174 25.14 5.7% 14.9%
West Winch Primary School 206 25.12 3.9% 21.4%
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School 415 24.81 5.8% 14%
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham 434 24.79 4.1% 21.4%
Cringleford CE VA Primary School 458 24.73 3.7% 9.6%
Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery 182 24.59 0% 19.2%
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School 163.5 24.37 2.4% 19%
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell 155.5 24.03 1.9% 14.1%
Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery 183.5 23.83 7.6% 9.3%
Hethersett VC Primary School 304 23.82 4.6% 10.9%
Salhouse CofE Primary School 131 23.69 7.6% 23.7%
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School 475 23.63 5.3% 19.6%
Poringland Primary School 444 23.31 4.5% 6.3%
Dersingham Primary School 188.5 23.27 3.7% 21.8%
Falcon Junior School 417 23.09 5.8% 18%
Mulbarton Primary School 404 22.99 2.7% 16.3%
Stoke Holy Cross Primary School 190 22.62 4.7% 12.1%
Rackheath Primary School 214 22.53 2.8% 17.3%
Rollesby Primary School 109 22.34 3.7% 19.3%
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School 526 22.23 1.3% 10.8%
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery 279.5 22.18 2.9% 11.4%
Trowse Primary School 206 22.1 1.9% 11.2%
Taverham VC CE Junior School 406 22.07 3.7% 17.5%
Catton Grove Primary School 604.5 22.06 6.3% 13.9%
Spixworth Infant School 266 22.06 0.8% 3.4%
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 152 22.03 1.3% 8.6%
Brundall Primary School 277 21.66 4% 14.1%
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School 109 21.63 6.4% 23.9%
Wreningham VC Primary School 108 21.6 3.7% 10.2%
Ormesby Village Infant School 82 21.58 6.1% 11%
Drayton CofE Junior School 331 21.23 4.2% 14.5%
Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 142 21.19 1.4% 9.9%
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School 404 21.16 3% 9.4%
Horsford CofE VA Primary School 354 21.07 5.4% 13.8%
Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 130 21.04 1.5% 10.8%
Great Ellingham Primary School 251 20.81 0.8% 9.6%
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 104 20.8 9.6% 19.2%
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School 230 20.72 4.8% 27.4%
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School 232 20.71 1.3% 15.1%
St Michael's VA Junior School 616.5 20.69 4.4% 17.8%
Recreation Road Infant School 327.5 20.6 2.1% 11.6%
East Harling Primary School and Nursery 185 20.51 4.3% 18.4%
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School 108 20.49 6.5% 18.5%
Hemsby Primary School 126 20.32 4% 20.6%
Barford Primary School 87 20.23 6.9% 19.5%
Aylsham High School 1558 20.23 3.5% 11.1%
Mile Cross Primary School 444 20.19 5.6% 16.2%
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School 415 20.13 6.5% 14%
Hunstanton Primary School 161 20.13 7.5% 16.1%
Watlington Community Primary School 169 20.12 1.8% 21.3%
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School 359 19.94 1.1% 5%
Cecil Gowing Infant School 173 19.89 4% 10.4%
Queen's Hill Primary School 605.5 19.84 5.1% 15.4%
Terrington St Clement Community School 312.5 19.78 3.2% 16.6%
Sheringham Community Primary School 389.5 19.73 3.9% 31.3%
Hillside Primary School 212 19.63 9.9% 13.2%
South Wootton Infant School 156 19.5 2.6% 14.7%
St William's Primary School 407 19.47 1.7% 5.2%
Hempnall Primary School 155 19.38 1.9% 18.7%
Homefield VC CofE Primary School 241 19.28 2.1% 24.5%
Buxton Primary School 192 19.2 4.2% 27.6%
Magdalen Gates Primary School 193 19.11 5.2% 15%
Little Melton Primary School 119 18.98 6.7% 8.4%
Holt Community Primary School 176 18.86 2.3% 25.6%
Roydon Primary School 255 18.68 3.9% 16.5%
The Bawburgh School 99 18.68 3% 20.2%
Caister Junior School 324 18.59 4.9% 29.6%
Harpley CofE VC Primary School 50 18.52 8% 20%
Fleggburgh CofE Primary School 53 18.47 5.7% 24.5%
Thurton Primary School 110 18.33 4.5% 12.7%
Ellingham VC Primary School 88 18.33 2.3% 21.6%
Hingham Primary School 179 18.27 6.1% 15.6%
Old Catton CofE VC Junior School 539 18.23 1.3% 6.3%
Caister Infant With Nursery School 253 18.05 4.7% 34%
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School 128 18.03 9.4% 16.4%
Redcastle Family School 264.5 17.99 11.3% 17.4%
Ludham Primary School and Nursery 100.5 17.98 5% 19.9%
Hevingham Primary School 100.5 17.98 2% 22.9%
North Denes Primary School and Nursery 381 17.97 4.5% 15.5%
South Wootton Junior School 224 17.78 2.2% 12.1%
West Earlham Junior School 239 17.63 6.7% 26.8%
Sprowston Junior School 175 17.5 12% 9.7%
Earlham Nursery School 52.5 17.5 0% 0%
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 77 17.5 2.6% 9.1%
Lakenham Primary School 397 17.34 2.5% 20.4%
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley 156 17.33 3.2% 18.6%
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School 234 17.08 9.8% 21.4%
Neatishead Church of England Primary School 75 17.05 2.7% 20%
Aldborough Primary School 126 17 2.4% 13.5%
Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 94 16.94 5.3% 17%
Drake Primary School 413 16.93 8% 13.1%
Cantley Primary School 41 16.87
Colby Primary School 140 16.75 3.6% 14.3%
Necton VA Primary School 200 16.67 5% 15.5%
Langham Village School 104 16.53 1.9% 26%
Holly Meadows School 123 16.51 10.6% 22.8%
Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 84 16.47 6% 15.5%
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 103 16.3 1.9% 13.6%
Preston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 160 16.26 1.3% 9.4%
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 97 16.17 6.2% 15.5%
Chapel Break Infant School 159 15.76 7.5% 18.2%
Worstead Church of England Primary School 106 15.59 0.9% 6.6%
Frettenham Primary School 212 15.51 1.4% 4.7%
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery 418 15.45 9.8% 20.6%
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer 126 15.29 11.1% 30.2%
Bressingham Primary School 139 15.26 0.7% 10.8%
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth 201 14.61 1.5% 13.4%
Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 59 14.39 16.9% 20.3%
Great Massingham CofE Primary School 54 13.5 5.6% 22.2%
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School 57 13.48 3.5% 24.6%
Mundesley Infant School 227.5 13.23 1.8% 1.3%
Kelling CE Primary School 152 12.67 0% 5.9%
Sprowston Infant School 111 12.61 24.3% 14.4%
Woodton Primary School 44 11.58 0% 22.7%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea 198 9.71 100% 0%
Fred Nicholson School 195 9.47 100% 0%
Harford Manor School, Norwich 109.5 8.05 100.5% 0%
Sheringham Woodfields School 160 7.44 100% 0%
The Parkside School, Norwich 199 7.43 100% 0%
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing 56 7.34 1.8% 16.1%
Hall School 97 6.91 100% 0%
Chapel Green School 199 6.62 99.5% 0.5%
Sidestrand Hall School 199 6.42 100% 0%
The Clare School 131 4.65 100% 0%
Loddon Infant and Nursery School 0
Pulham Church of England Primary School
Kinsale Infant 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

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
6 high, 2 medium and 0 low for All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Mundesley Infant School
5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Mundesley Infant School
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
5 high, 0 medium and 3 low for West Earlham Infant and Nursery School

Secondary schools

Status

Aylsham High School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Aylsham High School

Special

Status

The Clare School
3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for The Clare School
Sheringham Woodfields School
3 high, 2 medium and 3 low for Sheringham Woodfields School
Fred Nicholson School
1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for Fred Nicholson School
Hall School
1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for Hall School
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea

Nursery

Status

Earlham Nursery School
3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Earlham Nursery School
King's Lynn Nursery School
1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for King's Lynn Nursery School
Emneth Nursery School
0 high, 4 medium and 4 low for Emneth Nursery School

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