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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ash Lea School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | 100% | 28.4% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |