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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Melrose School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 128 | 100% | 52.3% |
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP |
Special | 40 | 100% | 59% |
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% |
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | 100% | 48.8% |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 59.5% |
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | 96.7% | 72.5% |
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.9% |
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 71% |
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 64.5% |
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | 100% | 68.2% |
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | 100% | 73.1% |
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | 100% | 53.9% |
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | 100% | 64.6% |
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 82.6% |
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% |
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | 100% | 56.8% |
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 65% |
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 | 100% | 61.3% |