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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Eko Pathways
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 74 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                        Wandle Valley Academy
                         Carshalton, SM5 1LW  | 
                    Special | 91 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| 
                        Wishmore Cross Academy
                         Woking, GU24 8NE  | 
                    Special | 65 | 100% | 66.2% | 
| 
                        Oak Bank School
                         Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE  | 
                    Special | 127 | 100% | 59.1% | 
| 
                        Eden School
                         Blackburn, BB2 4NW  | 
                    Special | 58 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        Langham Oaks
                         Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                    Special | 73 | 100% | 58.9% | 
| 
                        Bromley Beacon Academy
                         Orpington, BR6 9BD  | 
                    Special | 159 | 100% | 88.1% | 
| 
                        Cicely Haughton School
                         Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX  | 
                    Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                        Loxley Hall School
                         Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS  | 
                    Special | 103 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                        Hailey Hall School
                         Hertford, SG13 7PB  | 
                    Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                        Ramsden Hall Academy
                         Billericay, CM11 1HN  | 
                    Special | 100 | 100% | 66% | 
| 
                        Nightingale Community Academy
                         London, SW17 7DF  | 
                    Special | 134 | 100% | 69.9% | 
| 
                        Joseph Norton Academy
                         Huddersfield, HD8 9JU  | 
                    Special | 60 | 100% | 71.7% | 
| 
                        The PRIDE Academy
                         West Drayton, UB7 8AB  | 
                    Special | 92 | 100% | 51.6% | 
| 
                        Oak Hill School
                         London, EN4 8XE  | 
                    Special | 51 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                        Fern House School
                         Enfield, EN3 6NY  | 
                    Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% | 
| 
                        Grafham Grange School
                         Guildford, GU5 0LH  | 
                    Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% | 
| 
                        The Springboard Project
                         Oldham, OL1 1AN  | 
                    Special | 97 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                        Mo Mowlam Academy
                         Redcar, TS10 1PA  | 
                    Special | 96 | 100% | 77.1% | 
| 
                        Pathways School
                         Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                    Special | 56 | 100% | 76.8% | 
| 
                        Longford Park School
                         Manchester, M32 8QJ  | 
                    Special | 77 | 100% | 61% | 
| 
                        Brandles School
                         Baldock, SG7 6EY  | 
                    Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                        Keyham Lodge School
                         Leicester, LE5 1FG  | 
                    Special | 123 | 100% | 67.5% | 
| 
                        Forest Moor School
                         Harrogate, HG3 2RA  | 
                    Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                        Brook Academy
                         Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                    Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                        Salmons Brook School
                         Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                    Special | 44 | 100% | 68.2% | 
| 
                        NeneGate
                         Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                    Special | 64 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                        Portland School
                         Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 69.3% | 
| 
                        Oastlers School
                         Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 60.2% | 
| 
                        The Compass School
                         Romford, RM7 9NU  | 
                    Special | 22 | 100% | 50% |