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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The Mark Way School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 45.9% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 40.2% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 37.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 55.7% |
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |