The Garden 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
The Garden School
(Your chosen school)
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151 100% 73.5%
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170 100% 72.9%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78 100% 67.9%
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502 100% 62.4%
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29 100% 44.8%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 36.4%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164 100% 47.6%
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200 100% 62%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308 100% 43.8%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305 100% 51.5%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272 100% 57.7%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131 100% 36.6%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112 100% 58%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280 100% 33.9%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294 100% 50.7%

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
The Garden School
(Your chosen school)
Special 199 Sign in to see
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294