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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Merryfields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 108 | 100% | 38% |
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% |
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP |
Special | 156 | 100% | 28.8% |
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 140 | 100% | 45.7% |
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 99 | 100% | 38.4% |
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% |
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% |
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA |
Special | 129 | 100% | 58.1% |
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 101 | 100% | 62.4% |
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 221 | 100% | 37.1% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ |
Special | 71 | 100% | 38% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 31.5% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 122 | 100% | 51.6% |
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 39.5% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37% |
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 38.8% |
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF |
Special | 149 | 100% | 45% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA |
Special | 54 | 100% | 50% |