The Valley 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Valley School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | 100% | 40.9% |
|
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 267 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 363 | 100% | 44.9% |
|
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 228 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 48.2% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 205 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 233 | 100% | 50.2% |
|
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 189 | 100% | 30.7% |
|
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 220 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 193 | 100% | 53.9% |
|
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 118 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 182 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD |
Special | 113 | 100% | 35.4% |
|
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.9% |
|
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
|
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | 100% | 32.9% |
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | 100% | 48.9% |