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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Churchill Special Free School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
|
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
|
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 8.8% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
|
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
|
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% |
|
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
|
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
|
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | 100% | 23.5% |
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
|
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
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The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
|
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% |
|
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN |
Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% |
|
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% |
|
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU |
Special | 77 | 100% | 45.5% |
|
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
|
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |