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 | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
|
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
|
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
|
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 52.2% |
|
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
|
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
|
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 38.1% |
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |