St Nicholas School

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.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Nicholas School
(Your chosen school)
Special 103 100% 64.1%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171 100% 58.5%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159 100% 74.8%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 138 100% 54.3%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%