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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Alderman Knight School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
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% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |