The Dales School
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 Dales School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 71 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 182 | 100% | 23.6% |
|
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 204 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 149 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 136 | 100% | 40% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
|
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 104 | 100% | 34.6% |
|
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 254 | 100% | 55.1% |
|
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 197 | 100% | 34.5% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 43% |
|
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 126 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 124 | 100% | 31.5% |
|
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 43.3% |
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 133 | 100% | 23% |
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 219 | 100% | 38.8% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 168 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 208 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 29.6% |
|
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 152 | 100% | 39.5% |