Park Lane 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
Park Lane School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 37.5%
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88 100% 34.1%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135 100% 27.4%
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%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
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%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
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%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73 100% 42.5%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%