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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wyre Forest School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
|
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | 100% | 58.9% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
|
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
|
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
|
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
|
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
|
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |