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 Bridge School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% | 
| 
                        The St Christopher School
                         Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW  | 
                    Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                        Charlton Park Academy
                         London, SE7 8HX  | 
                    Special | 221 | 100% | 53.2% | 
| 
                        Hope Wood Academy
                         Durham, SR8 3LP  | 
                    Special | 227 | 100% | 59.9% | 
| 
                        The Rise Free School
                         Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                    Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Hollinwood Academy
                         Oldham, OL8 3PT  | 
                    Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| 
                        John F Kennedy Special School
                         London, E15 4RZ  | 
                    Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% | 
| 
                        The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
                         London, N1 0HY  | 
                    Special | 27 | 100% | 70.4% | 
| 
                        Riverside Bridge School
                         Barking, IG11 0FU  | 
                    Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                        Dysart School
                         Surbiton, KT6 6HL  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                        Vanguard School
                         London, SE11 6QH  | 
                    Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                        Broadmeadow Special School
                         Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL  | 
                    Special | 75 | 100% | 56% | 
| 
                        High Park School
                         Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                    Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                        Spa School Camberwell
                         London, SE5 7EW  | 
                    Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                        The Springfields Academy
                         Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                    Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                        Grange School
                         Manchester, M12 4GR  | 
                    Special | 263 | 100% | 67.7% | 
| 
                        The Grove
                         London, N17 6AR  | 
                    Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                        Holbrook School for Autism
                         Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                    Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        Spa School, Bermondsey
                         London, SE1 5RN  | 
                    Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                        Ladywood School
                         Bolton, BL3 1NG  | 
                    Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                        Thomas Bewick School
                         Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW  | 
                    Special | 337 | 100% | 54% | 
| 
                        Woodside Academy
                         Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                    Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                        Harry Watts Academy
                         Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                    Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                        Snowfields Academy
                         Maidstone, ME14 5GA  | 
                    Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| 
                        Addington Valley Academy
                         Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                        Orchard Manor School
                         Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                        Cornerstone School
                         Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                    Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                        Leycroft Academy
                         Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                    Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                        Tettenhall Wood School
                         Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                        Corley Academy
                         Coventry, CV7 8AZ  | 
                    Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% |