Abbey 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
Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416 100% 49.5%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338 100% 53.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%