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.



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Maintained schools

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All values are shown as percentage of income.

Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School 257 110.8% 80.5% 2.8%
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School 172 109.1% 76.5% 0%
Tor School 49 108.4% 69.8% 28.3%
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery 164.5 108.4% 76.5% -4.6%
Meare Village Primary School 100 107.4% 71.6% -12.4%
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School 32 107.3% 73.1% -42.1%
South Petherton Junior School 156 107% 70.2% 19.2%

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

Vallis First School 185 31.36 2.2% 20.5%
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 457.5 26.37 2.8% 8.5%
High Ham Church of England Primary School 173 26.25 2.9% 11%
South Petherton Junior School 156 26 1.9% 18.6%
Parkfield Primary School 436 25.65 2.3% 8.9%
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School 112 25.45 1.8% 9.8%
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery 110.5 25 2.7% 23.5%

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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

6 high, 2 medium and 0 low for Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
6 high, 1 medium and 1 low for Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
6 high, 1 medium and 1 low for St Dubricius Church of England VA School
5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for Birchfield Community Primary School
5 high, 3 medium and 0 low for Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School

Secondary schools

Status

2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Robert Blake School
1 high, 5 medium and 2 low for Wadham School

Special

Status

3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Polden Bower School
2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Fiveways Special School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Avalon School
1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for Fairmead School

Pupil Referral Unit

Status

3 high, 3 medium and 2 low for Tor School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Willow Vale School
1 high, 6 medium and 1 low for South Somerset Partnership School
1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for Taunton Deane Partnership College

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