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 28 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 |
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Arbour Vale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 345 | 100% | 41.4% |
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% |
Leigh Academy Milestone
Longfield, DA3 8JZ |
Special | 392 | 100% | 34.3% |
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB |
Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% |
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT |
Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% |
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 325 | 100% | 46.2% |
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% |
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.9% |
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ |
Special | 374 | 100% | 37.4% |
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% |
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA |
Special | 254 | 100% | 45.7% |
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET |
Special | 472 | 100% | 42.4% |
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD |
Special | 287 | 100% | 52.6% |
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% |
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ |
Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% |
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |