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 |
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Palmerston School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% |
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% |
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |