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 27 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 Bridge at HLC (Your chosen school) | Special | 227 | 100% | 45.2% | 
| Jack Tizard School London, W12 7PA | Special | 73 | 100% | 57.5% | 
| Richard Cloudesley School London, N1 8RE | Special | 98 | 100% | 46.9% | 
| Cherry Garden School London, SE15 5BB | Special | 94 | 100% | 57.4% | 
| Beatrice Tate School London, E3 4PX | Special | 127 | 100% | 70.9% | 
| Greenmead School London, SW19 6RY | Special | 60 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School London, W9 3LG | Special | 90 | 100% | 65.6% | 
| St Giles School South Croydon, CR2 6DF | Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| Mandeville School Middlesex, UB6 0PA | Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% | 
| Waverley School Enfield, EN3 7DL | Special | 163 | 100% | 58.8% | 
| Perseid School Morden, SM4 5LT | Special | 160 | 100% | 55% | 
| Victoria School Birmingham, B31 1LD | Special | 224 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Green Park School Bilston, WV14 6EH | Special | 145 | 100% | 60.7% | 
| Fairfield School Batley, WF17 8AS | Special | 136 | 100% | 39% | 
| Claremont School Bristol, BS9 4LR | Special | 70 | 100% | 40% | 
| Woodlands Secondary School Luton, LU3 3SP | Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Bettridge School Cheltenham, GL51 3AT | Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| St Francis Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% | 
| Abbey Court Foundation Special School Rochester, ME2 3SP | Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% | 
| Springhead School Scarborough, YO12 4HA | Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% | 
| The Grove Special School Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN | Special | 52 | 100% | 26.9% | 
| Evergreen School Warwick, CV34 5DF | Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% | 
| Sir Charles Parsons School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED | Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% | 
| The Livity School London, SW16 2PW | Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% | 
| Riverside School Orpington, BR5 3HS | Special | 355 | 100% | 40.3% | 
| Forest Park School Southampton, SO40 8DZ | Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |