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 198 100% 66.2%
Leigh Academy Milestone
Longfield, DA3 8JZ
Special 375 100% 34.8%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 63.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255 100% 68.6%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 209 100% 48.6%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275 100% 68.4%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204 100% 43.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317 100% 57.1%