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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Seven Hills School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% |
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | 100% | 58.9% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 52.8% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | 100% | 50.2% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
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% |