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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Dryden School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | 100% | 73% |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 49.1% |
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG |
Special | 59 | 100% | 47.5% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 52.8% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |