Ash Field 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 29 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
Ash Field Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 157 100% 43.9%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 255 100% 47.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132 100% 36.8%
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193 100% 71.5%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91 100% 34.1%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93 100% 35.8%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109 100% 42.2%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139 100% 62.3%
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Special 124 100% 55.6%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%