Herons Dale SchoolThe Lioncare School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Herons Dale School and The Lioncare School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • Herons Dale School was judged Good and The Lioncare School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Herons Dale School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Herons Dale School versus The Lioncare School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Shoreham-by-SeaHerons Dale SchoolHoveThe Lioncare SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range4-11 6-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll145 16
Capacity130 17
LocationShoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN Hove, BN3 5HD
GCSE results
CohortNot reported1
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census145 16
Free school meals (ever 6)32.4% 0.0%
English as an additional language8.3% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 81.3%
Attendance
Overall absence11.7% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence34.8% Not reported15.8%

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Herons Dale School

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