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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Southfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD |
Special | 170 | 100% | 72.9% |
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% |
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 63% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 59.8% |
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT |
Special | 100 | 100% | 53% |
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% |
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | 100% | 50% |
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% |
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 135 | 100% | 54.8% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | 100% | 68.5% |
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ |
Special | 135 | 100% | 42.2% |
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |