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 |
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Great Oaks School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | 100% | 49.7% |
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU |
Special | 230 | 100% | 39.1% |
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY |
Special | 315 | 100% | 50.5% |
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL |
Special | 258 | 100% | 56.2% |
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU |
Special | 352 | 100% | 48.9% |
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 325 | 100% | 46.2% |
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 330 | 99.4% | 59.4% |
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.9% |
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 160 | 100% | 53.8% |
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA |
Special | 254 | 100% | 45.7% |
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX |
Special | 207 | 100% | 47.8% |
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 55% |
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY |
Special | 160 | 100% | 61.9% |
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE |
Special | 345 | 100% | 41.4% |
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% |
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 58.5% |
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ |
Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% |
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU |
Special | 327 | 100% | 46.8% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |