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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Lime Hills Academy
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 27 | 100% | 48.1% | 
| 
                        Wandle Valley Academy
                         Carshalton, SM5 1LW  | 
                    Special | 91 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| 
                        Nyland School
                         Swindon, SN3 3RD  | 
                    Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                        The Ridge Academy
                         Cheltenham, GL52 5QH  | 
                    Special | 61 | 100% | 72.1% | 
| 
                        INSPIRE Free Special School
                         Chatham, ME5 0LB  | 
                    Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% | 
| 
                        Eden School
                         Blackburn, BB2 4NW  | 
                    Special | 58 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        Langham Oaks
                         Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                    Special | 73 | 100% | 58.9% | 
| 
                        Cicely Haughton School
                         Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX  | 
                    Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                        Hailey Hall School
                         Hertford, SG13 7PB  | 
                    Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                        Lever Park School
                         Bolton, BL6 6DE  | 
                    Special | 98 | 100% | 54.6% | 
| 
                        Eko Pathways
                         London, E6 6FE  | 
                    Special | 74 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                        Notton House Academy
                         Chippenham, SN15 2NF  | 
                    Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% | 
| 
                        Oak Hill School
                         London, EN4 8XE  | 
                    Special | 51 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                        Grafham Grange School
                         Guildford, GU5 0LH  | 
                    Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% | 
| 
                        St Luke's Academy
                         Swindon, SN2 7AS  | 
                    Special | 79 | 100% | 68.4% | 
| 
                        The Springboard Project
                         Oldham, OL1 1AN  | 
                    Special | 97 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                        Longford Park School
                         Manchester, M32 8QJ  | 
                    Special | 77 | 100% | 61% | 
| 
                        Brandles School
                         Baldock, SG7 6EY  | 
                    Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                        The Harbour School
                         Ely, CB6 3RR  | 
                    Special | 101 | 100% | 70.3% | 
| 
                        Forest Moor School
                         Harrogate, HG3 2RA  | 
                    Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                        Woodlands School
                         Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ  | 
                    Special | 57 | 100% | 72.7% | 
| 
                        Adelaide Heath Academy
                         Knutsford, WA16 8PA  | 
                    Special | 74 | 100% | 52.7% | 
| 
                        Brook Academy
                         Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                    Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                        NeneGate
                         Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                    Special | 64 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                        Mount Tamar School
                         Plymouth, PL5 2EF  | 
                    Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% | 
| 
                        Peak Academy
                         Dursley, GL11 5HD  | 
                    Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| 
                        Oastlers School
                         Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 60.2% | 
| 
                        The Compass School
                         Romford, RM7 9NU  | 
                    Special | 22 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                        The Sky Academy
                         Taunton, TA2 7HW  | 
                    Special | 100 | 100% | 74% | 
| 
                        Brunel School
                         Paignton, TQ3 2AL  | 
                    Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% |