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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Holmwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | 100% | 74% |
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 37 | 100% | 70.3% |
|
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU |
Special | 68 | 100% | 79.4% |
|
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 95 | 98.9% | 72.3% |
|
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 48 | 100% | 72.9% |
|
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 79 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 74.3% |
|
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 28 | 100% | 67.9% |
|
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 73 | 100% | 76.7% |
|
Archers Brook SEMH School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 118 | 100% | 63.6% |
|
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD |
Special | 208 | 100% | 77.9% |
|
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 90 | 100% | 83.3% |
|
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 77 | 100% | 83.1% |
|
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 54 | 100% | 75.9% |
|
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF |
Special | 55 | 100% | 72.7% |
|
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 131 | 100% | 79.4% |
|
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 68.8% |
|
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% |
|
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 102 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 62 | 100% | 80.6% |
|
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 105 | 100% | 79.8% |
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 163 | 100% | 74.8% |
|
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% |
|
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 81 | 100% | 58% |
|
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 124 | 100% | 79.8% |
|
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 81 | 100% | 70.5% |
|
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG |
Special | 143 | 100% | 80.4% |
|
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB |
Special | 80 | 100% | 62.5% |
|
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 76.1% |
|
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 59 | 100% | 67.8% |