The Forest 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 Forest School
(Your chosen school)
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140 100% 45.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81 100% 44.4%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101 100% 58.4%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 170 100% 41.8%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148 100% 57.4%