Heaton 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
Heaton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 89 100% 46.1%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166 100% 40.4%
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56 100% 48.2%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102 100% 53.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%