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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fern House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 72 | 100% | 70.8% |
|
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 78 | 100% | 71% |
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 55 | 100% | 60% |
|
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 118 | 100% | 72.9% |
|
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 80 | 100% | 59% |
|
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 144 | 100% | 65% |
|
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 103 | 100% | 68.9% |
|
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | 100% | 68.1% |
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
|
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 59% |
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | 100% | 69.5% |
|
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 64 | 100% | 76.6% |
|
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 48 | 100% | 75% |
|
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ |
Special | 126 | 100% | 71.7% |
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 75.9% |
|
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 74 | 100% | 70.3% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 66 | 100% | 59.1% |
|
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 61 | 100% | 80.3% |
|
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 79 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB |
Special | 63 | 100% | 74.6% |
|
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 75 | 100% | 74.7% |
|
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU |
Special | 40 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS |
Special | 55 | 100% | 63.6% |
|
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE |
Special | 92 | 100% | 84.4% |
|
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD |
Special | 55 | 100% | 54.5% |