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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravenshall School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
|
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
|
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | 100% | 50.2% |
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
|
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |