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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pitcheroak School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
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% |
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 40.8% |
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
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% |
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.3% |
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |