James Brindley School

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
James Brindley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 277 100% 47.5%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69 100% 76.8%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 285 100% 50.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204 100% 43.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140 100% 53.6%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 252 100% 35.7%
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61 100% 62.3%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317 100% 57.1%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%