The Centre School

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
The Centre School
(Your chosen school)
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 173 100% 84.4%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137 100% 67.2%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69 100% 50.7%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89 100% 73%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50 100% 59.2%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185 100% 75.7%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102 100% 78%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62 100% 79%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59 100% 59.3%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%