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, W10 6EB
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 30 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
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school)
Special 34 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 312
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294