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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Silverwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | 100% | 50.7% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |