NCEA Castle 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
NCEA Castle School
(Your chosen school)
Special 157 100% 56.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122 100% 31.1%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 209 100% 48.6%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89 100% 61.8%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176 100% 41.5%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%