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 90 100% 63.3%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144 100% 70.2%
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67 100% 70.1%
Lift Wishmore
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 85 100% 64.7%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85 100% 73.5%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105 100% 59.2%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64 100% 62.5%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78 100% 62.8%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%