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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mary Elliot Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 142 | 100% | 52.8% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 91 | 100% | 45.7% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 178 | 100% | 46.6% |
|
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 147 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 208 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 251 | 100% | 66.1% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 175 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 94 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 158 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 197 | 100% | 53.3% |
|
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 114 | 100% | 36% |
|
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 202 | 100% | 49% |
|
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 170 | 99.4% | 36.5% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 200 | 100% | 47% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 157 | 100% | 56.7% |
|
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 122 | 100% | 47.1% |
|
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 230 | 100% | 51.3% |
|
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 218 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 161 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 158 | 100% | 50% |
|
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 216 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 44% |
|
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 304 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 156 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.7% |
|
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX |
Special | 198 | 100% | 35.4% |
|
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA |
Special | 128 | 100% | 54.7% |