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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quest Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | 100% | 37% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 58.8% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | 100% | 58.6% |
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | 100% | 68.1% |
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 42% |
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ |
Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% |
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% |
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 105 | 100% | 46.7% |
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37% |
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU |
Special | 67 | 100% | 40.3% |
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |