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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The Brier School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 203 | 100% | 38.9% |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | 100% | 54.5% |
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 63.4% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 38.5% |
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 42.5% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | 100% | 48% |
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 64.4% |
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | 100% | 40.8% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | 100% | 60.4% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 51.1% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | 100% | 45.7% |
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |