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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Piper Hill High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP |
Special | 227 | 100% | 59.9% |
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 325 | 100% | 46.2% |
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP |
Special | 432 | 100% | 58.8% |
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
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% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
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% |
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% |
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 212 | 100% | 51.4% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ |
Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% |
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% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |