Downland 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
Downland School
(Your chosen school)
Special 102 100% 57.8%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 37 100% 72.2%
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 37 100% 70.3%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 95 98.9% 72.3%
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 113 100% 61.1%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 79 100% 65.8%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 28 100% 67.9%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 73 100% 76.7%
Archers Brook SEMH School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 118 100% 63.6%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 100 100% 74%
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 80 100% 70%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 97 100% 64.9%
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 77 100% 83.1%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 55 100% 72.7%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 80 100% 68.8%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 93 100% 53.8%
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 112 100% 62.5%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 62 100% 80.6%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 163 100% 69.9%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 163 100% 74.8%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 65 100% 69.2%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 68 100% 52.9%
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 81 100% 58%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 124 100% 79.8%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 67.6%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 80.4%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 62.5%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 59 100% 67.8%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 75 100% 57.3%