The Lindfield 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.

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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
The Lindfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 43%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125 100% 36%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81 100% 44.4%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101 100% 44.6%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 54 100% 50%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 52 100% 30.8%