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 Lincoln St Christopher's School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 312 | 100% | 49.4% |
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% |
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.2% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | 100% | 61% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
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% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | 100% | 43.3% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |