Lime Academy Forest Approach

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
Lime Academy Forest Approach
(Your chosen school)
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107 100% 62.6%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%