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.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 90 | 100% | 23.3% |
|
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% |
|
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 71 | 100% | 22.5% |
|
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 42.5% |
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | 100% | 12.9% |
|
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 122 | 100% | 12.3% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 121 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 173 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 120 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 139 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37.3% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 130 | 100% | 29.2% |
|
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 24.2% |
|
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 162 | 100% | 37% |
|
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | 100% | 32.2% |
|
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 166 | 100% | 43.4% |
|
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 188 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 93 | 100% | 26.9% |
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | 100% | 26.7% |
|
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 38% |
|
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 161 | 100% | 31.1% |
|
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 26 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 96 | 100% | 29.2% |