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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Royal Cross Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 31 | 100% | 51.6% |
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT |
Special | 34 | 100% | 40% |
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | 100% | 65.9% |
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ |
Special | 84 | 100% | 42.9% |
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | 100% | 62.9% |
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | 100% | 66.7% |
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF |
Special | 92 | 100% | 68.5% |
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 40% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU |
Special | 50 | 100% | 42% |
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 27.4% |
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | 100% | 37.5% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | 100% | 65.1% |
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.2% |
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | 100% | 32.7% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | 100% | 36.1% |
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | 100% | 51.7% |
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | 100% | 41.4% |
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | 100% | 38% |
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 61 | 100% | 29% |
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |