Valence 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
Valence School
(Your chosen school)
Special 132 100% 28%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218 100% 27.5%
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%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
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%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
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%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37 100% 27%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138 100% 34.1%
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106 100% 23.4%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138 100% 26.3%
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%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172 100% 29.1%