Royal Cross Primary 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
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%