Vale School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 118 | 100% | 45.8% |
|
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 66.9% |
|
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 54.7% |
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% |
|
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF |
Special | 153 | 100% | 53.6% |
|
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 169 | 100% | 66.3% |
|
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
|
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Special | 187 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
|
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
|
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
|
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | 100% | 65.3% |
|
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR |
Special | 43 | 100% | 76.7% |