The Mendip 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Mendip School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 226 | 92.7% | 36.6% |
|
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% |
|
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP |
Special | 156 | 100% | 28.8% |
|
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB |
Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% |
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
|
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN |
Special | 205 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42% |
|
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% |
|
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR |
Special | 260 | 100% | 35% |
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The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% |
|
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% |
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Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
|
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% |
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Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% |
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Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% |
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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% |
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Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
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Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 52 | 100% | 30.8% |