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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wise School (Your chosen school) | Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| Chelsea Community Hospital School London, SW10 9NH | Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% | 
| Corbets Tey School Upminster, RM14 2YQ | Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Redbridge High School Liverpool, L9 6AD | Special | 147 | 100% | 51% | 
| Millstead School Liverpool, L5 3LU | Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% | 
| Elleray Park School Wallasey, CH45 0LH | Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% | 
| Cann Bridge School Plymouth, PL6 8EE | Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| The Shrubberies School Stonehouse, GL10 2DG | Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% | 
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| Limington House School Basingstoke, RG22 6PS | Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% | 
| St Francis Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% | 
| Shepherds Down Special School Winchester, SO21 2AJ | Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% | 
| Lakeside School Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN | Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% | 
| Breakspeare School Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU | Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Woodfield School Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL | Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| Watling View School St Albans, AL1 2NU | Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% | 
| Amwell View School Ware, SG12 8EH | Special | 184 | 100% | 31% | 
| St Anne's School and Sixth Form College Hessle, HU13 9AR | Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| Medina House School Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS | Special | 138 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| Abbey Court Foundation Special School Rochester, ME2 3SP | Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% | 
| Hillside Special School Sudbury, CO10 1NN | Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| Woodlands School Leatherhead, KT22 8RY | Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% | 
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% | 
| 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% | 
| Henry Tyndale School Farnborough, GU14 8BX | Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| Kingsley High School Harrow, HA3 6ND | Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| Forest Park School Southampton, SO40 8DZ | Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |