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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

    £130 million

  • Total high needs outturn 2024/2025

    £184 million

    141.8% of high needs DSG allocation

  • DSG deficit as at March 2025

    £123 million

    In March 2024 this was a deficit of £70.5 million

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Maintained schools

Data view

All values are shown as percentage of income.
Littlehaven Infant School

Only has 5 months of data

127.8% 91.7% 0%
St Augustine's CofE Primary School 97 115.2% 81.3% 23%
St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham 44 112.8% 78.7% 2.8%
William Penn School 84 111.6% 82% 7.4%
Stedham Primary School 55 111% 78.3% -6.9%
Millais School 896 110.7% 82.4% -12.5%
Steyning CofE Primary School 335 107.6% 77% -10.9%

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EHC plan and SEN support data are shown as percentages of total pupils.
Boundstone Nursery School 134 44.67 0% 20.9%
Bognor Regis Nursery School 113.5 42.04 0% 14.1%
Chidham Parochial Primary School 173 34.19 2.9% 10.4%
Horsham Nursery School 161 32.2 1.2% 8.7%
West Green Primary School 209 29.03 4.3% 21.1%
Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School 137 27.4 5.1% 13.1%
Chichester Nursery School 105 26.25 5.7% 18.1%
Camelsdale Primary School 215 26.22 0.9% 4.7%
Broadwater CofE Primary School 431 26.15 2.1% 15.3%
Arundel CofE Primary School 213 26.07 3.8% 12.2%
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill 403 26.03 4.2% 12.7%
Aldingbourne Primary School 212 25.85 3.3% 15.6%
Jessie Younghusband Primary School 213 25.36 4.2% 3.3%
Jolesfield CofE Primary School 152 25.33 3.9% 9.9%
Bosham Primary School 204 25.28 2.9% 8.3%
Thorney Island Community Primary School 180 25.14 3.9% 7.2%
Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 421 24.99 4.5% 12.1%
Swiss Gardens Primary School 343 24.64 3.2% 13.7%
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne 171 24.43 3.5% 12.9%
Hassocks Infant School 266 24.4 3% 5.6%
Rake CofE Primary School 91 24.4 7.7% 11%
North Lancing Primary School 407 23.94 3.4% 22.9%
Holbrook Primary School 416 23.91 2.6% 7.9%
Durrington Infant School 217 23.85 2.3% 12%
The Gattons Infant School 250 23.81 2.8% 8%
Shoreham Beach Primary School 203 23.6 2.5% 5.4%
Southway Junior School 362 23.51 3.9% 14.4%
Upper Beeding Primary School 298 23.37 3.4% 16.8%
Thomas A Becket Infant School 472.5 23.28 2.1% 15.4%
Ashington CofE Primary School 190 22.89 2.6% 18.4%
North Mundham Primary School 206 22.89 1.9% 6.8%
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley 415 22.8 1.2% 12.5%
Estcots Primary School 403 22.78 1% 19.1%
Lyminster Primary School 205 22.78 4.9% 13.2%
Shelley Primary School 412 22.62 1.2% 12.9%
Vale School, Worthing 579 22.6 0.9% 10%
London Meed Community Primary School 415 22.55 2.7% 11.8%
Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery 249 22.55 8% 13.7%
East Preston Infant School 223 22.43 1.8% 13%
Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham 317 22.32 3.5% 13.9%
Copthorne CofE Junior School 223 22.3 4.9% 13.9%
Trafalgar Community Infant School 194 22.3 3.6% 13.4%
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham 196 22.27 3.1% 11.2%
Rose Green Infant School 268 22.15 2.2% 14.2%
Southbourne Junior School 228 22.14 3.1% 21.1%
Sheddingdean Community Primary School 199 22.11 4% 16.1%
Thomas A Becket Junior School 715 22.07 1.3% 17.6%
Kingslea Primary School 428 21.99 3.3% 9.6%
North Heath Community Primary School 373 21.94 2.7% 15.8%
Warnham CofE Primary School 202 21.91 3.5% 13.4%
Langley Green Primary 445.5 21.89 2.5% 8.3%
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 188 21.86 3.2% 17.6%
Durrington Junior School 334 21.83 8.7% 21.9%
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School 405 21.77 4.2% 9.9%
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 200 21.74 2.5% 18%
St Richard's Catholic Primary School 313 21.74 1.6% 15%
Barns Green Primary School 128 21.69 6.3% 10.9%
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 114 21.63 5.3% 7.9%
Handcross Primary School 234.5 21.51 4.3% 14.1%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 316 21.5 3.5% 13.3%
Yapton CE Primary School 304 21.48 2.3% 26%
Sidlesham Primary School 139 21.45 4.3% 15.8%
The Windmills Junior School 363 21.32 3.9% 12.1%
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School 203 21.26 2% 9.9%
St Margaret's CofE Primary School 408 21.19 5.4% 8.8%
South Bersted CofE Primary School 207 21.12 1.9% 25.6%
The Meads Primary School 286 21.11 3.1% 15%
St John's Catholic Primary School 203 21.1 3.9% 11.8%
Petworth Cof E Primary School 164 21.03 10.4% 14%
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School 195 21.01 2.1% 11.8%
Buckingham Park Primary School 442 20.95 4.3% 9.7%
Heron Way Primary School 417 20.89 2.9% 11%
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 188 20.66 1.1% 26.6%
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 760 20.54 4.3% 13.6%
Funtington Primary School 116 20.53 2.6% 28.4%
Bramber Primary School 209 20.53 3.8% 17.2%
Ferring C of E Primary School 169 20.51 3% 12.4%
St Mary's CofE Primary School 105 20.51 2.9% 15.2%
Nyewood CofE Junior School 291 20.49 2.1% 24.4%
Arunside School, Horsham 413 20.49 3.1% 19.1%
Westbourne Primary School 144 20.48 4.2% 13.9%
Northgate Primary School 649 20.47 7.9% 10.8%
Easebourne CofE Primary School 206 20.4 1.9% 14.6%
Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 207 20.39 1.9% 11.6%
Wisborough Green Primary School 186 20.22 1.6% 25.3%
St Peter's CofE Primary School 109 20.19 2.8% 18.3%
Midhurst CofE Primary School 183 20.15 6.6% 14.2%
Brook Infant School and Nursery 172 20.12 5.2% 11%
Parklands Community Primary School 426 19.94 9.4% 18.8%
Castlewood Primary School 205 19.94 4.4% 13.2%
Leechpool Primary School 409 19.83 3.2% 19.1%
Ashurst Wood Primary School 107 19.81 3.7% 15%
Maidenbower Junior School 559 19.75 7% 18.1%
Fittleworth CofE Village School 124 19.53 2.4% 20.2%
Eastergate CofE Primary School 199 19.51 4.5% 12.1%
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley 352 19.44 1.4% 17.9%
Storrington Primary School 361 19.38 2.8% 18.3%
Loxwood Primary School 178 19.33 5.1% 12.9%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 208 19.26 7.2% 13.5%
Steyning CofE Primary School 335 19.25 7.2% 14.6%
Rudgwick Primary School 213 19.19 1.9% 8%
Slindon CofE Primary School 89 19.18 6.7% 7.9%
West Chiltington Community Primary School 192 19.12 2.6% 22.9%
Bolney CofE Primary School 106 18.93 7.5% 10.4%
Southbourne Infant School 176 18.84 1.7% 14.2%
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing 1334 18.64 4.6% 19.1%
Birdham CE Primary School 109 18.54 4.6% 12.8%
Duncton CofE Junior School 50 18.52 4% 16%
Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis 255 18.51 1.6% 23.9%
Oathall Community College 1342 18.48 3.4% 22%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 171 18.43 2.3% 15.2%
Hollycombe Primary School 103 18.39 5.8% 18.4%
Harting CofE Primary School 97 18.3 2.1% 19.6%
St. Mark's CofE Primary School 100 18.21 8% 27%
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School 95 18.06 5.3% 10.5%
Thakeham Primary School 105 18.04 3.8% 21.9%
Springfield Infant School and Nursery 161 18.03 1.2% 24.2%
Rogate CofE Primary School 73 18.02 1.4% 17.8%
Colgate Primary School 126 18 6.3% 15.9%
Three Bridges Primary School 583 17.94 5.1% 14.9%
St Giles CofE Primary School 114 17.76 1.8% 19.3%
West Wittering Parochial Church of England School 95 17.72 3.2% 15.8%
Homefield Primary School and SSC 642 17.71 6.4% 27.9%
Sompting Village Primary School 362 17.62 7.5% 25.4%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding 80 17.47 1.3% 6.3%
Boxgrove CofE Primary School 71 17.32 7% 8.5%
Downlands Community School 1250 17.25 2.2% 24.4%
Weald School, The 1801 17.23 2.7% 18.8%
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing 203 17.2 4.9% 15.3%
St Mary's CofE Primary School 96 17.11 1% 22.9%
Imberhorne School 1560 17.07 2.7% 16.2%
Northchapel Community Primary School 53 17.04 0% 22.6%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 295 16.99 3.4% 14.6%
St Oscar Romero Catholic School 1145 16.98 3.4% 15.8%
Felpham Community College 1522 16.94 2.4% 14.3%
Bourne Community College 693 16.82 6.5% 21.2%
East Wittering Community Primary School 247 16.71 5.7% 10.1%
Sackville School 1529 16.48 3.7% 23.5%
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 1340 16.47 2.2% 17.9%
Singleton CofE Primary School 69 16.35 1.4% 17.4%
Tanbridge House School 1514 16.3 2.4% 18.4%
The Angmering School 1360 16.05 7.7% 12.1%
St Andrew's CofE High School 780 16 5.4% 27.2%
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham 222 15.68 5.4% 16.2%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 1178 15.62 3.4% 16.3%
Oriel High School 1441 15.16 3.5% 16.7%
William Penn School 84 15 3.6% 17.9%
Bury CofE Primary School 87 14.75 2.3% 24.1%
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled) 44 14.62 2.3% 15.9%
Stedham Primary School 55 14.29 1.8% 23.6%
Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School 66 13.31 6.1% 16.7%
St Augustine's CofE Primary School 97 13.22 3.1% 24.7%
Millais School 896 13.12 1.6% 21.4%
Shipley CofE Primary School 66 12.45 4.5% 12.1%
Amberley CofE Primary School 45 12.13 2.2% 26.7%
Ashurst CofE Primary School 48 11.35 2.1% 14.6%
St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham 44 11.28 4.5% 20.5%
Manor Green Primary School 208 9.2 99.5% 0.5%
Palatine Primary School 222 7.93 100% 0%
St Anthony's School 254 7.77 100% 0%
Woodlands Meed 296 7.71 99.7% 0.3%
Manor Green College 210 7.45 100% 0%
West Sussex Alternative Provision College 380 7.28 17.9% 48.9%
Fordwater School, Chichester 219 6.71 100% 0%
Herons Dale School 146 6.53 100% 0%
Oak Grove College 275 6.3 99.6% 0%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham 138 6.19 100% 1.4%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton 83 4.77 100% 0%
Twineham CofE Primary School 14 3.68 28.6% 14.3%
West Hoathly CofE Primary School
Turners Hill CofE Primary School
Nyewood CofE Infant School, Bognor Regis
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel
West Dean CofE Primary School
Littlehaven Infant School
Ifield Community College
The Forest 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

Twineham CofE Primary School
5 high, 2 medium and 1 low for Twineham CofE Primary School
Southway Junior School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Southway Junior School
Trafalgar Community Infant School
4 high, 3 medium and 1 low for Trafalgar Community Infant School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Petworth Cof E Primary School
4 high, 2 medium and 2 low for Petworth Cof E Primary School

Secondary schools

Status

Oathall Community College
3 high, 2 medium and 3 low for Oathall Community College
Bourne Community College
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Bourne Community College
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
2 high, 3 medium and 3 low for St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Felpham Community College
2 high, 2 medium and 4 low for Felpham Community College
Sackville School
2 high, 2 medium and 4 low for Sackville School

Special

Status

Fordwater School, Chichester
2 high, 5 medium and 1 low for Fordwater School, Chichester
Herons Dale School
2 high, 4 medium and 2 low for Herons Dale School
Manor Green Primary School
2 high, 2 medium and 4 low for Manor Green Primary School
St Anthony's School
2 high, 2 medium and 4 low for St Anthony's School
Palatine Primary School
1 high, 7 medium and 0 low for Palatine Primary School

Pupil Referral Unit

Status

West Sussex Alternative Provision College
2 high, 6 medium and 0 low for West Sussex Alternative Provision College

Nursery

Status

Chichester Nursery School
4 high, 4 medium and 0 low for Chichester Nursery School
Bognor Regis Nursery School
3 high, 4 medium and 1 low for Bognor Regis Nursery School
Horsham Nursery School
1 high, 7 medium and 0 low for Horsham Nursery School
Boundstone Nursery School
1 high, 4 medium and 3 low for Boundstone Nursery School

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