Knowsley Central 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
Knowsley Central School
(Your chosen school)
Special 127 100% 48%
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139 100% 60.4%
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112 100% 63.4%
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203 100% 38.9%
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174 100% 42.5%
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73 100% 64.4%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191 100% 40.8%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212 100% 60.4%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139 100% 51.1%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166 100% 35.5%