The Cedar 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.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Cedar School
(Your chosen school)
Special 86 100% 50%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 159 100% 57.2%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 94 100% 55.3%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 98 100% 53.5%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 104 100% 41.3%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 170 100% 43.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 140 100% 49.3%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 151 100% 49%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 149 100% 54.4%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 137 100% 53.3%
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 145 100% 36.6%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 142 100% 49.6%
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB
Special 195 100% 55.9%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 110 100% 50%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 104 100% 39.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145 100% 37.2%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 146 100% 33.6%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 160 100% 40%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 253 100% 60.1%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147 100% 47.6%