Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- number of pupils
- pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
- pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
- sensory and/or physical needs
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Castlebar School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 184 | 100% | 47.3% |
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | 100% | 55.5% |
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | 100% | 41.8% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 45.9% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 40.2% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 37.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 55.7% |
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | 100% | 42.6% |
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | 100% | 40.4% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | 100% | 59.3% |
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |