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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Meadow Wood School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 37 | 100% | 27% |
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | 100% | 26.4% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 90 | 100% | 50% |
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH |
Special | 44 | 100% | 27.3% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | 100% | 29.9% |
Lonsdale School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.8% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN |
Special | 132 | 100% | 28% |
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | 100% | 41.4% |
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN |
Special | 52 | 100% | 26.9% |
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | 100% | 67% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |