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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Castle Wood Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 178 | 100% | 33.1% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 42.5% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | 100% | 40.8% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | 100% | 50.2% |
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |