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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hope School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 235 | 100% | 35.3% |
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | 100% | 34.1% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 119 | 100% | 32.8% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | 100% | 29.8% |
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |