The Orchards

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.

Choose your own set of schools

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 Orchards
(Your chosen school)
Special 127 100% 57.9%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140 100% 45.7%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 66 100% 56.1%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99 100% 38.4%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330 99.4% 59.4%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175 100% 42.9%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 128 100% 25.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
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%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96 100% 58.3%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 44.7%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 38%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 108 100% 44.4%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107 100% 50.5%
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 52 100% 36.5%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122 100% 51.6%
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129 100% 39.5%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67 100% 26.9%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149 100% 45%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 78 100% 41%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95 100% 52.7%