Dove House Academy

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
Dove House Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159 100% 27%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315 100% 50.5%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137 100% 63.5%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279 100% 41.6%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149 100% 27.5%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%