Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school)
Special 34 100% 40%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 76 39.5% 19.7%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91 100% 65.9%
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 84 100% 42.9%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54 100% 66.7%
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92 100% 68.5%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4 100% 50%
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85 100% 40%
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50 100% 42%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152 100% 32.7%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31 100% 51.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 0 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings