The Beacon Folkestone

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
The Beacon Folkestone
(Your chosen school)
Special 431 100% 56.4%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325 100% 65.8%
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410 100% 54.9%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411 100% 42.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272 100% 63.2%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436 100% 46.1%
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399 100% 48.6%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424 100% 57.3%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473 100% 38.7%