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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        The Rise Free School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Barbara Priestman Academy
                         Sunderland, SR2 7QN  | 
                    Special | 172 | 100% | 55.2% | 
| 
                        Foxwood Academy
                         Nottingham, NG9 3GF  | 
                    Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                        The Courtyard Islington
                         London, N7 8LT  | 
                    Special | 67 | 100% | 56.7% | 
| 
                        Hawthorns School
                         Hyde, SK14 6PJ  | 
                    Special | 219 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Pond Meadow School
                         Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| 
                        Riverside Bridge School
                         Barking, IG11 0FU  | 
                    Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                        Rivermead School
                         Gillingham, ME7 1UG  | 
                    Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| 
                        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 Link School
                         Croydon, CR0 4PG  | 
                    Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% | 
| 
                        SGS Pegasus School
                         Bristol, BS32 4AJ  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% | 
| 
                        St Dominic's School
                         Godalming, GU8 4DX  | 
                    Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% | 
| 
                        Churchward School
                         Swindon, SN25 2PP  | 
                    Special | 98 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| 
                        The Grove
                         London, N17 6AR  | 
                    Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                        Ladywood School
                         Bolton, BL3 1NG  | 
                    Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                        Coppice School
                         Doncaster, DN7 6JH  | 
                    Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% | 
| 
                        Glendinning Academy
                         Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                    Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| 
                        Harry Watts Academy
                         Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                    Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                        Addington Valley Academy
                         Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                        Orchard Manor School
                         Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                        Fox Grove School
                         Leatherhead, KT22 7PW  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% | 
| 
                        Cornerstone School
                         Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                    Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                        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% | 
| 
                        SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
                         Salisbury, SP2 7EU  | 
                    Special | 77 | 100% | 45.5% |