What makes your special school great
Helping your community understand what makes your school great, whatever your context
Too often a school is summed up by its cover, but WhatSchool has read the pages. Through WhatSchool Celebrates, we help remind you and your community of what makes your school special - what you’re doing great at when compared with other schools in your town, across your local authority, nationally, or with schools facing a similar context to yours.
If you think there’s something we’re missing, let us know.
Ranked celebrations
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Earned in tiers - Top 1%, 5% or 10% - across your local authority, nationally, or compared with similar schools, plus a clear rank in your town.
Top 10%Strong overall attendance across the school year.
Top 10%Generous teaching capacity - pupils per teacher.
Top 10%Strong support staffing - pupils per support adult, which matters most in special schools.
Top 10%Healthy reserves as a share of spending.
Top 10%Absence falling the most since before the pandemic.
Achievements
100% agree
100% agree
100% recommend
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100% agree
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A high bar met - we state the true figure, never a rank.
100% agreeParents agree their child is happy at school.
100% agreeParents agree their child feels safe at school.
100% recommendParents would recommend the school to others.
100% agreeThe school keeps its team year on year.
100% agreeParents agree the school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
100% agreeParents agree the school supports their child's wider personal development.
100% agreeParents agree the school gives their child the support they need to succeed.
100% agreeParents agree the school has high expectations for their child.
100% agreeParents who raised a concern agree it was dealt with properly.
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