Herons Dale 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herons Dale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
|
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
|
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
|
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% |
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
|
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% |
|
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
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% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |