John Watson 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.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
John Watson School
(Your chosen school)
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102 100% 24.1%
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104 100% 24%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91 100% 33%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%