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 |
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Hednesford Valley High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 54.7% |
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Special | 187 | 100% | 58.3% |
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |