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 90 100% 50%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138 100% 34.1%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88 100% 67%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%