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 | 236 | 100% | 61% |
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 246 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 273 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 57.1% |
|
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 247 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 175 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 75 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | 100% | 57.1% |
|
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 182 | 100% | 53.3% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 215 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 54% |
|
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 215 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 240 | 100% | 51.3% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 150 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 281 | 100% | 64.1% |
|
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.9% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 51% |
|
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 125 | 100% | 64% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 337 | 100% | 50.4% |
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 130 | 100% | 56.2% |
|
The Westminster School
Rowley Regis, B65 9AL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 61.1% |
|
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 177 | 100% | 48% |
|
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 269 | 100% | 51.3% |