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 |
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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% |