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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Lindon Bennett School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 179 | 100% | 24% |
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 178 | 100% | 33.1% |
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | 100% | 48.8% |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | 100% | 33.9% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 30% |
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | 100% | 28.4% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | 100% | 35.3% |
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |