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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James Marks Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 51 | 100% | 15.7% |
|
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB |
Special | 287 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 90 | 100% | 23.3% |
|
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 116 | 100% | 27.6% |
|
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 71 | 100% | 22.5% |
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | 100% | 12.9% |
|
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
|
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX |
Special | 114 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 122 | 100% | 12.3% |
|
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Special | 141 | 100% | 58.9% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 121 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL |
Special | 58 | 100% | 55.2% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 139 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 130 | 100% | 29.2% |
|
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 24.2% |
|
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 127 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42.8% |
|
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Special | 148 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 136 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP |
Special | 131 | 100% | 22.1% |
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | 100% | 26.7% |
|
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 161 | 100% | 34.8% |
|
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 38% |
|
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 39 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT |
Special | 30 | 100% | 20% |
|
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 96 | 100% | 29.2% |