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.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Torfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP |
Special | 156 | 100% | 28.8% |
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 140 | 100% | 45.7% |
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN |
Special | 205 | 100% | 53.7% |
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% |
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 160 | 100% | 53.8% |
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | 92.7% | 36.6% |
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% |
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 43% |
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 122 | 100% | 51.6% |
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% |
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% |
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB |
Special | 64 | 100% | 42.2% |
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 97 | 100% | 54.6% |
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% |
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB |
Special | 95 | 100% | 52.7% |
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA |
Special | 54 | 100% | 50% |
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 52 | 100% | 30.8% |