Forest Way 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
Forest Way School
(Your chosen school)
Special 276 100% 33%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242 100% 32.2%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 175 100% 59.4%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 149 100% 59.1%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%