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 |
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White Spire School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 170 | 100% | 45.9% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 47.3% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | 100% | 41.8% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | 100% | 42.4% |
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 40.2% |
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | 100% | 49.6% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | 100% | 31.7% |
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 37.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 55.7% |
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | 100% | 42.6% |
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | 100% | 40.4% |
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | 100% | 59.3% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |