The Cedars 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
The Cedars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252 100% 42.9%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257 100% 53.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215 100% 54.9%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174 100% 48.9%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%