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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Linden Bridge School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 139 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX |
Special | 222 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% |
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | 100% | 12.9% |
|
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 122 | 100% | 12.3% |
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 173 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 130 | 100% | 29.2% |
|
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 162 | 100% | 37% |
|
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 147 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 160 | 100% | 52.5% |
|
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | 100% | 32.2% |
|
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 188 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 303 | 100% | 34.7% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | 100% | 26.7% |
|
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 161 | 100% | 31.1% |
|
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 26 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 96 | 100% | 29.2% |