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 25 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Redwood
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | 100% | 58.9% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |