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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Ropemakers' Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 111 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP |
Special | 144 | 100% | 70.2% |
|
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 78 | 100% | 71% |
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 55 | 100% | 60% |
|
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 144 | 100% | 65% |
|
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL |
Special | 59 | 100% | 78% |
|
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 90 | 100% | 63.3% |
|
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Special | 122 | 100% | 68.9% |
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | 100% | 68.1% |
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
|
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 59% |
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | 100% | 69.5% |
|
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 64 | 100% | 76.6% |
|
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 48 | 100% | 75% |
|
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 70 | 100% | 61.4% |
|
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ |
Special | 126 | 100% | 71.7% |
|
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 80 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 75.9% |
|
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 133 | 100% | 75.2% |
|
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA |
Special | 226 | 100% | 80.5% |
|
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 74 | 100% | 70.3% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 61 | 100% | 80.3% |
|
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA |
Special | 105 | 100% | 59.2% |
|
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU |
Special | 40 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS |
Special | 55 | 100% | 63.6% |
|
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD |
Special | 55 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH |
Special | 50 | 100% | 68% |