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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        The Old Park School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 153 | 100% | 49% | 
| 
                        Pens Meadow School
                         Stourbridge, DY8 5ST  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                        Reynalds Cross School
                         Solihull, B92 7ER  | 
                    Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| 
                        Woolley Wood School
                         Sheffield, S5 9QN  | 
                    Special | 102 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Highfield School
                         Ossett, WF5 9BS  | 
                    Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% | 
| 
                        New Fosseway School
                         Bristol, BS13 0RG  | 
                    Special | 147 | 100% | 57.8% | 
| 
                        The Redway School
                         Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG  | 
                    Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% | 
| 
                        Hebden Green Community School
                         Winsford, CW7 4EJ  | 
                    Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% | 
| 
                        Park Lane School
                         Macclesfield, SK11 8JR  | 
                    Special | 136 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                        Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
                         Chester, CH2 1HD  | 
                    Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% | 
| 
                        Kirkleatham Hall School
                         Redcar, TS10 4QR  | 
                    Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% | 
| 
                        Sandgate School
                         Kendal, LA9 6JG  | 
                    Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| 
                        Downs View Special School
                         Brighton, BN2 6BB  | 
                    Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| 
                        Garston Manor School
                         Watford, WD25 7HR  | 
                    Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| 
                        Kings Mill School
                         Driffield, YO25 6UG  | 
                    Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% | 
| 
                        St George's School
                         Newport, PO30 1XW  | 
                    Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% | 
| 
                        Kirkham Pear Tree School
                         Preston, PR4 2HA  | 
                    Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                        Mayfield School
                         Chorley, PR7 3HN  | 
                    Special | 129 | 100% | 38% | 
| 
                        Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
                         Blackpool, FY5 4HH  | 
                    Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% | 
| 
                        Hall School
                         Norwich, NR6 7AD  | 
                    Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| 
                        Welburn Hall School
                         York, YO62 7HQ  | 
                    Special | 112 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        St Giles School
                         Retford, DN22 7NJ  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                        Polden Bower School
                         Bridgwater, TA6 4GU  | 
                    Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% | 
| 
                        Woodfield School
                         Redhill, RH1 3PR  | 
                    Special | 198 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Manor Green College
                         Crawley, RH11 0DX  | 
                    Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| 
                        Oakfield Park School
                         Pontefract, WF7 7DT  | 
                    Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% | 
| 
                        Granta School
                         Cambridge, CB21 4NN  | 
                    Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                        Castle School, Cambridge
                         Cambridge, CB4 2EE  | 
                    Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                        Pendle Community High School & College
                         Nelson, BB9 8LF  | 
                    Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                        Sir Tom Finney Community High School
                         Preston, PR2 6EE  | 
                    Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |