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 40 100% 47.5%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 48 77.1% 29.2%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 111 100% 59.8%
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 96 100% 63.5%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 53 100% 52.8%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 129 100% 53.1%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 62.6%
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 97 100% 48.5%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 162 100% 33.3%
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 53 100% 64.2%
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 82 100% 75.6%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 94 100% 55.3%
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 53 100% 35.8%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 111 100% 39.6%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 148 100% 34.7%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 112 87.5% 32.1%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 134 100% 41%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 131 100% 58%
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 34 100% 50%

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 40 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 131
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 184
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 216
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 39
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 53
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 273
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 140
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 169
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 148
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 172
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 305
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 182
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 204
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 147
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 183
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 192
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 223
Beverley School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 183
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 281
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 307
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 327
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 199
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 305
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 199
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 242
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 253
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 152
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 194
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 298