Pens Meadow School

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.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pens Meadow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121 100% 38%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
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%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%