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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Kings Mill School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% | 
| 
                        Pens Meadow School
                         Stourbridge, DY8 5ST  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                        Oakdale School
                         Dukinfield, SK16 5LD  | 
                    Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% | 
| 
                        Archdale School
                         Sheffield, S2 1PL  | 
                    Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% | 
| 
                        Talbot Specialist School
                         Sheffield, S8 9JP  | 
                    Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% | 
| 
                        Ravenscliffe High School
                         Halifax, HX3 0RZ  | 
                    Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% | 
| 
                        Ravenshall School
                         Dewsbury, WF12 9EE  | 
                    Special | 200 | 100% | 57% | 
| 
                        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% | 
| 
                        Kirkleatham Hall School
                         Redcar, TS10 4QR  | 
                    Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% | 
| 
                        Bidwell Brook School
                         Totnes, TQ9 6JU  | 
                    Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                        Shorefields School
                         Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF  | 
                    Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% | 
| 
                        St Hugh's Special School
                         Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB  | 
                    Special | 157 | 100% | 49% | 
| 
                        St George's School
                         Newport, PO30 1XW  | 
                    Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% | 
| 
                        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% | 
| 
                        Springhead School
                         Scarborough, YO12 4HA  | 
                    Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% | 
| 
                        Barndale School
                         Alnwick, NE66 1DQ  | 
                    Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% | 
| 
                        Polden Bower School
                         Bridgwater, TA6 4GU  | 
                    Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% | 
| 
                        Avalon School
                         Street, BA16 0PS  | 
                    Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% | 
| 
                        Oakfield Park School
                         Pontefract, WF7 7DT  | 
                    Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% | 
| 
                        West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
                         Pudsey, LS28 6HL  | 
                    Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| 
                        Granta School
                         Cambridge, CB21 4NN  | 
                    Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                        Castle School, Cambridge
                         Cambridge, CB4 2EE  | 
                    Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                        Ridgewood Community High School
                         Burnley, BB10 2AT  | 
                    Special | 190 | 100% | 60% | 
| 
                        Pendle Community High School & College
                         Nelson, BB9 8LF  | 
                    Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                        Seven Hills School
                         Sheffield, S2 2RJ  | 
                    Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% | 
| 
                        Sir Tom Finney Community High School
                         Preston, PR2 6EE  | 
                    Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |