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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Springwell School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.4% |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 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% |