Merstone 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.
We've chosen 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merstone School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 377 | 100% | 62% |
|
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX |
Special | 264 | 100% | 62.5% |
|
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 66.4% |
|
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 134 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | 100% | 55.5% |
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 253 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
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Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 305 | 100% | 55.9% |
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 254 | 100% | 55.1% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 219 | 100% | 38.8% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 242 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 207 | 100% | 70.5% |
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Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
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The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | 100% | 64.2% |
|
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 396 | 100% | 52.8% |
|
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 310 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 192 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 365 | 100% | 50.4% |
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 253 | 100% | 60.1% |