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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Bower Grove School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 239 | 100% | 68.2% |
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE |
Special | 128 | 100% | 52.3% |
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | 100% | 67.7% |
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 71% |
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 64.5% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | 100% | 73.1% |
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | 100% | 53.9% |
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | 100% | 64.6% |
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 82.6% |
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 65% |
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | 100% | 76.7% |
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 | 100% | 61.3% |