Castle 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
|
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
|
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
|
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |