John F Kennedy 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
John F Kennedy Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221 100% 53.2%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 59.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287 100% 52.6%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%