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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfield School (Your chosen school) | Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% | 
| Greenvale School London, SE6 1UF | Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% | 
| Paddock School London, SW15 5RT | Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Bluebell Park School Liverpool, L32 3XP | Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% | 
| Palmerston School Liverpool, L17 6AU | Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% | 
| 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% | 
| 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% | 
| The Birches School Manchester, M20 2XZ | Special | 170 | 100% | 60% | 
| Pathfield School Barnstaple, EX31 1JU | Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Mill Ford School Plymouth, PL5 2PY | Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% | 
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| Breakspeare School Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU | Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Ashmount School Loughborough, LE11 4SQ | Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% | 
| Nether Hall School Leicester, LE5 1RT | Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% | 
| Herons Dale School Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN | Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% | 
| Hollywater School Bordon, GU35 0HA | Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| Henry Tyndale School Farnborough, GU14 8BX | Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| 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% | 
| Ridgewood Community High School Burnley, BB10 2AT | Special | 190 | 100% | 60% | 
| Seven Hills School Sheffield, S2 2RJ | Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% | 
| Sir Tom Finney Community High School Preston, PR2 6EE | Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% | 
| Keelman's Way School Hebburn, NE31 1QY | Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |