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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Pilgrim School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 105 | 100% | 60% |
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | 100% | 48.6% |
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 103 | 100% | 78.6% |
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | 100% | 68.4% |
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | 100% | 88.5% |
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | 100% | 77.1% |
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ |
Special | 63 | 100% | 79.4% |
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE |
Special | 71 | 100% | 64.8% |
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG |
Special | 129 | 100% | 72.7% |
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | 100% | 83.3% |
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | 100% | 87.3% |
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 66.7% |
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Special | 100 | 100% | 63% |
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ |
Special | 75 | 100% | 72% |
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF |
Special | 56 | 100% | 60.7% |
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | 100% | 53.2% |
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | 100% | 55.7% |
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | 100% | 56.8% |
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 68.1% |
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ |
Special | 66 | 100% | 42.4% |
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | 100% | 78.3% |
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB |
Special | 38 | 100% | 76.3% |
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG |
Special | 143 | 100% | 82.7% |
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 85 | 100% | 71.8% |
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB |
Special | 80 | 100% | 68.8% |
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | 100% | 68.8% |
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | 100% | 73.6% |
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 | 100% | 72.3% |
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 70 | 100% | 55.7% |