The Beech Academy

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.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Beech Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 56.1%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58 100% 55.2%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204 100% 43.6%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%