Barbara Priestman 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
Barbara Priestman Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 63.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 198 100% 66.2%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 209 100% 48.6%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275 100% 68.4%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204 100% 43.6%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211 100% 39.8%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317 100% 57.1%