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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Summerdown School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% | 
| 
                        Lighthouse School Leeds
                         Leeds, LS16 6QB  | 
                    Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% | 
| 
                        Foxwood Academy
                         Nottingham, NG9 3GF  | 
                    Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                        Kingfisher School
                         Abingdon, OX14 3RR  | 
                    Special | 111 | 100% | 27.9% | 
| 
                        Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
                         Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW  | 
                    Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                        Fitzwaryn School
                         Wantage, OX12 9ET  | 
                    Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% | 
| 
                        Hawthorns School
                         Hyde, SK14 6PJ  | 
                    Special | 219 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        The Rise Free School
                         Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                    Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                        Pond Meadow School
                         Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| 
                        Forest Bridge School
                         Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                    Special | 113 | 100% | 8.8% | 
| 
                        Pictor Academy
                         Timperley, WA15 6PH  | 
                    Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% | 
| 
                        Rivermead School
                         Gillingham, ME7 1UG  | 
                    Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| 
                        Dysart School
                         Surbiton, KT6 6HL  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                        The South Downs School
                         Eastbourne, BN20 8NU  | 
                    Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% | 
| 
                        Strathmore School
                         Twickenham, TW1 4DQ  | 
                    Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% | 
| 
                        High Park School
                         Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                    Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                        Linden Bridge School
                         Worcester Park, KT4 7JW  | 
                    Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                        Hob Moor Oaks Academy
                         York, YO24 4PS  | 
                    Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| 
                        SGS Pegasus School
                         Bristol, BS32 4AJ  | 
                    Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% | 
| 
                        Hazel Court School
                         Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ  | 
                    Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% | 
| 
                        St Dominic's School
                         Godalming, GU8 4DX  | 
                    Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% | 
| 
                        Coppice School
                         Doncaster, DN7 6JH  | 
                    Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% | 
| 
                        Aspire School
                         Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA  | 
                    Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                        Glendinning Academy
                         Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                    Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| 
                        The Fusion Academy
                         Leicester, LE9 8AG  | 
                    Special | 85 | 100% | 23.5% | 
| 
                        Treetops Free School
                         Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                    Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% | 
| 
                        Chatten Free School
                         Rivenhall, CM8 3HH  | 
                    Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% | 
| 
                        Fox Grove School
                         Leatherhead, KT22 7PW  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% | 
| 
                        Corley Academy
                         Coventry, CV7 8AZ  | 
                    Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% | 
| 
                        Oak Tree School
                         Wokingham, RG41 5LP  | 
                    Special | 52 | 100% | 30.8% |