Fern House 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
Fern House School
(Your chosen school)
Special 65 100% 69.2%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91 100% 73.6%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58 100% 51.7%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92 100% 51.6%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107 100% 72.8%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 55 100% 74.5%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46 100% 67.4%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 125 100% 66.7%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56 100% 76.8%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 62.9%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 57 100% 72.7%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44 100% 68.2%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 22 100% 50%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 29 100% 58.6%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54 100% 79.6%