Highfield 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
Highfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 208 100% 49.5%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%