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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highbury School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | 100% | 38% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |