Arbour Vale 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 29 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
Arbour Vale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 358 100% 41.5%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Leigh Academy Milestone
Longfield, DA3 8JZ
Special 375 100% 34.8%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287 100% 32.5%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416 100% 49.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194 100% 30.9%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338 100% 53.8%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 249 100% 39.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173 100% 33.7%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502 100% 44%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%