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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Norman Gate School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 27.4% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | 100% | 25.6% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |