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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Market Field School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 472 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| 
                        Fosse Way School
                         Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                    Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                        Leigh Academy Milestone
                         Longfield, DA3 8JZ  | 
                    Special | 392 | 100% | 34.3% | 
| 
                        Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
                         Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT  | 
                    Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| 
                        The St Christopher School
                         Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW  | 
                    Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                        Beaumont Hill Academy
                         Darlington, DL1 2AN  | 
                    Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                        Columbus School and College
                         Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB  | 
                    Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% | 
| 
                        Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
                         Hinckley, LE10 0EA  | 
                    Special | 387 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                        Lime Academy Hornbeam
                         London, E17 5NT  | 
                    Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                        New Bridge School
                         Oldham, OL8 3PH  | 
                    Special | 644 | 100% | 50.2% | 
| 
                        Abbey Hill Academy
                         Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU  | 
                    Special | 352 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| 
                        Billing Brook Special School
                         Northampton, NN3 8EZ  | 
                    Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| 
                        Bradfields Academy
                         Chatham, ME5 0LB  | 
                    Special | 401 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                        Whitefield School
                         London, E17 4AZ  | 
                    Special | 374 | 100% | 37.4% | 
| 
                        Calthorpe Academy
                         Birmingham, B12 0TP  | 
                    Special | 432 | 100% | 58.8% | 
| 
                        Castledon School
                         Wickford, SS12 0PW  | 
                    Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% | 
| 
                        Piper Hill High School
                         Manchester, M23 2YS  | 
                    Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                        Spring Common Academy
                         Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ  | 
                    Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                        Tor View School
                         Rossendale, BB4 6LR  | 
                    Special | 260 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                        Great Oaks School
                         Southampton, SO16 7LT  | 
                    Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% | 
| 
                        Treetops School
                         Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                    Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% | 
| 
                        Hallmoor School
                         Birmingham, B33 0DL  | 
                    Special | 273 | 100% | 63% | 
| 
                        Churchill Park Complex Needs School
                         King's Lynn, PE30 4RP  | 
                    Special | 230 | 100% | 53.9% | 
| 
                        Arbour Vale School
                         Slough, SL2 3AE  | 
                    Special | 345 | 100% | 41.4% | 
| 
                        Elms Bank
                         Bury, M45 8PJ  | 
                    Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                        The Milestone School
                         Gloucester, GL2 9EU  | 
                    Special | 327 | 100% | 46.8% | 
| 
                        St Martins School
                         Derby, DE24 0BT  | 
                    Special | 230 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        Stubbin Wood School
                         Mansfield, NG20 8QF  | 
                    Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% | 
| 
                        Mayfield School
                         Birmingham, B19 1HJ  | 
                    Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% | 
| 
                        Treetops Free School
                         Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |