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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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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
| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||