Sunnydown 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
Sunnydown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 91 100% 29.7%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185 100% 46.5%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 49.1%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 185 100% 43.8%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 179 100% 38.5%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 132 100% 33.3%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 186 100% 38.2%
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 139 100% 48.9%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 239 100% 42.7%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 129 100% 44.2%
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 62 100% 30.6%
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 52 100% 34.6%
Beverley School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 183 100% 41%
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 118 100% 47.5%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284 100% 42.4%
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 109 100% 20.2%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 404 100% 37.4%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 282 100% 47.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 307 100% 40.4%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 174 100% 38.5%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 116 100% 42.2%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 115 100% 31.3%
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 97 100% 22.7%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 305 100% 38%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 222 100% 33.3%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 131 100% 35.1%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 117 100% 38.5%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 86 100% 31.4%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 253 100% 43.1%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 132 100% 47.7%