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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Hollinwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% |
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42% |
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% |
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD |
Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% |
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 41.9% |
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 67.7% |
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | 100% | 43% |
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% |
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% |
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW |
Special | 337 | 100% | 54% |
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% |
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% |
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% |
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% |
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% |
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% |
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% |