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 29 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Sidestrand Hall School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% | 
| 
                        Oaktree School
                         London, N14 4HN  | 
                    Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                        Sutton School
                         Dudley, DY1 2DU  | 
                    Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% | 
| 
                        Castle School
                         Walsall, WS3 2ED  | 
                    Special | 230 | 100% | 57% | 
| 
                        Woodlawn School
                         Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL  | 
                    Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% | 
| 
                        Southlands School
                         North Shields, NE30 2QR  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 62.3% | 
| 
                        Westhaven School
                         Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT  | 
                    Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% | 
| 
                        Ravenswood School
                         Bristol, BS48 2NN  | 
                    Special | 136 | 100% | 39% | 
| 
                        Pebble Brook School
                         Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ  | 
                    Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% | 
| 
                        Stony Dean School
                         Amersham, HP7 9JW  | 
                    Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% | 
| 
                        Marshfields School
                         Peterborough, PE1 4PP  | 
                    Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% | 
| 
                        Southbrook School
                         Exeter, EX2 6JB  | 
                    Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| 
                        Yewstock School
                         Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW  | 
                    Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% | 
| 
                        Cedar Hall School
                         Benfleet, SS7 3UQ  | 
                    Special | 186 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                        Heathfield Special School
                         Fareham, PO14 3BN  | 
                    Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% | 
| 
                        Samuel Cody School
                         Farnborough, GU14 8SN  | 
                    Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                        The Mark Way School
                         Andover, SP10 1HR  | 
                    Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        Garston Manor School
                         Watford, WD25 7HR  | 
                    Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| 
                        Morecambe Road School
                         Morecambe, LA3 3AB  | 
                    Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% | 
| 
                        Great Arley School
                         Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH  | 
                    Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                        Fred Nicholson School
                         Dereham, NR19 1JB  | 
                    Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% | 
| 
                        The Parkside School, Norwich
                         Norwich, NR2 3JA  | 
                    Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% | 
| 
                        Welburn Hall School
                         York, YO62 7HQ  | 
                    Special | 112 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Barndale School
                         Alnwick, NE66 1DQ  | 
                    Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% | 
| 
                        Polden Bower School
                         Bridgwater, TA6 4GU  | 
                    Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% | 
| 
                        Hednesford Valley High School
                         Hednesford, WS12 4JS  | 
                    Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% | 
| 
                        Gosden House School
                         Guildford, GU5 0AH  | 
                    Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% | 
| 
                        Woodfield School
                         Redhill, RH1 3PR  | 
                    Special | 198 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Oak Grove College
                         Worthing, BN13 1JX  | 
                    Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |