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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fountaindale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 92 | 100% | 47.8% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 91 | 100% | 45.7% |
|
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 134 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 99 | 100% | 30.1% |
|
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 147 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 102 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 158 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 120 | 100% | 39.2% |
|
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | 100% | 46% |
|
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Special | 141 | 100% | 58.9% |
|
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 111 | 100% | 58.6% |
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Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL |
Special | 130 | 100% | 40% |
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Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 44.3% |
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Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 130 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR |
Special | 183 | 100% | 42.1% |
|
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB |
Special | 150 | 100% | 36% |
|
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 142 | 100% | 40.1% |
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Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42.8% |
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Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 42.1% |
|
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 122 | 100% | 47.1% |
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Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 161 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Special | 103 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
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The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 136 | 100% | 41.9% |
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Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 44% |
|
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.1% |