The Birches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Birches School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 102 | 100% | 67.6% |
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 52.6% |
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 61.4% |
|
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 134 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | 100% | 55.5% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.8% |
|
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 196 | 100% | 68.9% |
|
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 185 | 100% | 47% |
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 136 | 100% | 40% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 253 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
|
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 243 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 111 | 100% | 69.4% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 43% |
|
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 157 | 100% | 63.7% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 168 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 77 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 242 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 207 | 100% | 70.5% |
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 192 | 100% | 60.4% |