Weatherfield 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
Weatherfield Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 100% 38.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99 100% 30.1%
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287 100% 32.5%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152 100% 42.1%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Pinewood School
Ware, SG12 9PB
Special 209 100% 46.4%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111 100% 58.6%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 150 100% 36%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155 100% 25.8%
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Special 164 100% 40.2%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108 100% 46.3%
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92 100% 47.8%
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119 100% 31.1%