Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 260 | 100% | 58.1% |
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD |
Special | 170 | 100% | 72.9% |
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% |
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% |
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | 100% | 48.8% |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 59.5% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | 100% | 61.1% |
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | 100% | 50% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | 100% | 47.1% |
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | 100% | 63.5% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | 100% | 51.2% |
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | 100% | 35.3% |
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | 100% | 43.3% |
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | 100% | 59% |
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | 100% | 62.6% |
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.5% |
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | 100% | 47.7% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 260 | Sign in to see | |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | ||
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | ||
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 308 | ||
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | ||
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH |
Special | 145 | ||
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | ||
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | ||
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | ||
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | ||
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | ||
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | ||
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ |
Special | 319 | ||
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | ||
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 | ||
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | ||
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 |