Watermill 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
Watermill School
(Your chosen school)
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276 100% 33%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242 100% 32.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352 100% 48.9%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%