Portland 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Portland Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN |
Special | 172 | 100% | 55.2% |
|
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
|
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP |
Special | 227 | 100% | 59.9% |
|
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
|
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
|
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 52.2% |
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Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 212 | 100% | 51.4% |
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Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
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St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
|
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
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The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
|
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |
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Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |