The Beacon College
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 Beacon College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 42 | 100% | 25.6% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Special | 71 | 100% | 30.7% |
|
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.2% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 118 | 100% | 40.7% |
|
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% |
|
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 202 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
|
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | 100% | 35.7% |
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
|
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 67 | 100% | 43.3% |
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
|
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 37.9% |