Royal Free Hospital Children's School

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
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 76 39.5% 19.7%
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
London, WC1N 3JH
Special 0 0% 0%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH
Special 109 33% 12.8%
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School
London, SE5 8AZ
Special 45 100% 4.4%
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ
Special 220 100% 58.6%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4 100% 50%
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318 90.3% 27.4%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 35.1%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184 100% 31%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80 81.3% 20%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Oxfordshire Hospital School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 0 0% 0%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138 100% 26.3%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296 100% 36.5%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172 100% 29.1%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%

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
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 76 Sign in to see
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31