Highfields College

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
Highfields College
(Your chosen school)
Pupil Referral Unit 219 100% 65.9%
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
London, SE9 6HR
Pupil Referral Unit 211 99.5% 43.5%
Pavilion Study Centre
London, N20 9DX
Pupil Referral Unit 138 100% 66.7%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX
Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Moorbridge
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ
Pupil Referral Unit 315 99.4% 76.8%
Gillford Centre
Carlisle, CA2 4JE
Pupil Referral Unit 75 100% 55.4%
West Cumbria Learning Centre
Workington, CA14 4PJ
Pupil Referral Unit 81 100% 62%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA
Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
Danesgate Community
York, YO10 4PB
Pupil Referral Unit 195 95.2% 60.5%
EOTAS Swindon
Swindon, SN2 1HL
Pupil Referral Unit 152 100% 54.8%
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Altrincham, WA14 1SR
Pupil Referral Unit 98 94.3% 62.3%
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
Isleworth, TW7 5ED
Pupil Referral Unit 186 100% 65.4%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH
Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
St Thomas's Centre
Blackburn, BB1 9TH
Pupil Referral Unit 141 72.2% 59.1%
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Pupil Referral Unit 173 92.7% 69.9%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB
Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Oswaldtwistle School
Accrington, BB5 3DA
Pupil Referral Unit 100 100% 70.8%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ
Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW
Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
Kingsland School
Oldham, OL1 4HX
Pupil Referral Unit 114 100% 72.1%
The Altus School
Gloucester, GL4 0RQ
Pupil Referral Unit 218 73.8% 49.4%
The Clifton Centre
Manchester, M27 8GW
Pupil Referral Unit 99 97.9% 68.8%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE
Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA
Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ
Pupil Referral Unit 164 100% 46.1%
Manchester Secondary PRU
Chorlton, M21 7JJ
Pupil Referral Unit 214 100% 82.9%
Oakfield School
Shepshed, LE12 9DB
Pupil Referral Unit 187 62% 56%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ
Pupil Referral Unit 211 77.3% 80.6%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF
Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
The Bridge Short Stay School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7EP
Pupil Referral Unit 59 100% 72.9%