Lotus 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
Lotus School
(Your chosen school)
Special 50 100% 80%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91 100% 73.6%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53 100% 83%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122 100% 70.5%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58 100% 51.7%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 84.1%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62 100% 75.8%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84 100% 79.8%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107 100% 72.8%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 55 100% 74.5%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46 100% 67.4%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65 100% 69.2%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155 100% 76.1%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130 100% 78.5%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 69 100% 81.2%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76 100% 81.6%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 57 100% 72.7%
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70 100% 85.7%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44 100% 68.2%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54 100% 79.6%