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 |
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Hawthorns School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42% |
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% |
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT |
Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% |
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% |
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% |
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | 92.7% | 36.6% |
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% |
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 41.9% |
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% |
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% |
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% |
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% |
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% |
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% |
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% |
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% |
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% |
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ |
Special | 176 | 100% | 40.9% |