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% |