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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Spa School, Bermondsey
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                        Medeshamstede Academy
                         Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                    Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                        The Courtyard Islington
                         London, N7 8LT  | 
                    Special | 67 | 100% | 56.7% | 
| 
                        The Rise Free School
                         Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                    Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Church Lawton School
                         Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                    Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% | 
| 
                        The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
                         London, N1 0HY  | 
                    Special | 27 | 100% | 70.4% | 
| 
                        Riverside Bridge School
                         Barking, IG11 0FU  | 
                    Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                        Dysart School
                         Surbiton, KT6 6HL  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                        Vanguard School
                         London, SE11 6QH  | 
                    Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                        The Bridge School
                         London, N7 9LD  | 
                    Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% | 
| 
                        The Bridge Satellite Provision
                         London, N19 3DL  | 
                    Special | 48 | 100% | 66.7% | 
| 
                        Spa School Camberwell
                         London, SE5 7EW  | 
                    Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                        The Windmill School
                         Barnet, EN5 5TS  | 
                    Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% | 
| 
                        The Springfields Academy
                         Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                    Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                        The Grove
                         London, N17 6AR  | 
                    Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                        Holbrook School for Autism
                         Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                    Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        The Chalet School
                         Swindon, SN3 6EX  | 
                    Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                        Thomas Bewick School
                         Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW  | 
                    Special | 337 | 100% | 54% | 
| 
                        Woodside Academy
                         Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                    Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                        Harry Watts Academy
                         Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                    Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                        Addington Valley Academy
                         Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                        Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                         Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                    Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                        The Cavendish School
                         Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                    Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                        Cornerstone School
                         Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                    Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                        The Bridge Easton
                         Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                    Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                        Leycroft Academy
                         Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                    Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                        Elm Tree Primary Academy
                         Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                    Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                        Tettenhall Wood School
                         Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                        The Heights Academy
                         Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                    Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                        Connaught Special School
                         London, E13 9BT  | 
                    Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |