Downs View Special 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Downs View Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
|
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% |
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
|
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
|
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
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The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
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St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
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Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
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Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
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Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
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Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
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Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |