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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Crosby High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 54.7% |
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% |
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 63.4% |
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | 100% | 38.9% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Special | 187 | 100% | 58.3% |
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | 100% | 48% |
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 64.4% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
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% |
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | 100% | 60.4% |
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 51.1% |
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |