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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barrs Court School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 118 | 100% | 40.7% |
|
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 43% |
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
|
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
|
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
|
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
|
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 38.1% |
|
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 42 | 100% | 25.6% |
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
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Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 37.9% |