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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beechcliffe Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
|
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 58.8% |
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 325 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 265 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 55% |
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
|
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 212 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ |
Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% |
|
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU |
Special | 327 | 100% | 46.8% |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
|
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
|
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
|
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |