The Bridge 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
The Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
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%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%