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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Lime Academy Forest Approach
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 129 | 100% | 58.1% |
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% |
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT |
Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% |
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 140 | 100% | 45.7% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Special | 165 | 100% | 53.9% |
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% |
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 160 | 100% | 53.8% |
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX |
Special | 207 | 100% | 47.8% |
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ |
Special | 181 | 100% | 59.7% |
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 101 | 100% | 62.4% |
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 55% |
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | 100% | 68.8% |
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% |
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP |
Special | 96 | 100% | 58.3% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY |
Special | 160 | 100% | 61.9% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 97 | 100% | 58.8% |
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 151 | 100% | 51% |
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | 100% | 47.6% |
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 49.2% |
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA |
Special | 54 | 100% | 50% |