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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                        Tettenhall Wood School
                         (Your chosen school)  | 
                    Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                        Medeshamstede Academy
                         Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                    Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                        Thames Valley School
                         Reading, RG30 4BZ  | 
                    Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                        Hollinwood Academy
                         Oldham, OL8 3PT  | 
                    Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| 
                        Riverside Bridge School
                         Barking, IG11 0FU  | 
                    Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                        Vanguard School
                         London, SE11 6QH  | 
                    Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                        The Bridge School
                         London, N7 9LD  | 
                    Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% | 
| 
                        Broadmeadow Special School
                         Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL  | 
                    Special | 75 | 100% | 56% | 
| 
                        High Park School
                         Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                    Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                        Spa School Camberwell
                         London, SE5 7EW  | 
                    Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                        Linden Bridge School
                         Worcester Park, KT4 7JW  | 
                    Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                        The Springfields Academy
                         Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                    Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                        St Dominic's School
                         Godalming, GU8 4DX  | 
                    Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% | 
| 
                        The Grove
                         London, N17 6AR  | 
                    Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                        Holbrook School for Autism
                         Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                    Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                        The Fountains Primary School
                         Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 43.3% | 
| 
                        Spa School, Bermondsey
                         London, SE1 5RN  | 
                    Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                        Ladywood School
                         Bolton, BL3 1NG  | 
                    Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                        Woodside Academy
                         Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                    Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                        Harry Watts Academy
                         Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                    Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                        Snowfields Academy
                         Maidstone, ME14 5GA  | 
                    Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| 
                        Addington Valley Academy
                         Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                    Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                        Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                         Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                    Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                        Orchard Manor School
                         Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                    Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                        Cornerstone School
                         Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                    Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                        The Bridge Easton
                         Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                    Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                        Leycroft Academy
                         Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                    Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                        Elm Tree Primary Academy
                         Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                    Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                        Corley Academy
                         Coventry, CV7 8AZ  | 
                    Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% | 
| 
                        The Heights Academy
                         Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                    Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% |