INSPIRE Free Special School

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
INSPIRE Free Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 68 100% 54.4%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80 100% 59.7%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58 100% 51.7%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73 100% 58.9%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74 100% 51.4%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92 100% 51.6%
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 51 100% 47.1%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 51 100% 55.1%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74 100% 59.5%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 62.9%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89 100% 50.6%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98 100% 56.1%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 57 100% 72.7%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74 100% 52.7%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44 100% 68.2%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133 100% 60.2%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 22 100% 50%