Portland School

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.

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We've chosen 29 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Portland School
(Your chosen school)
Special 135 100% 62.2%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56 100% 50%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137 100% 67.2%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69 100% 50.7%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89 100% 73%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50 100% 59.2%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185 100% 75.7%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55 100% 68.5%
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60 100% 53.3%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110 100% 68%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%