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 204 100% 67.6%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 264 100% 62.5%
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 161 100% 69.6%
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 163 100% 76.1%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 181 100% 58%
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 77 100% 75.3%
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 533 100% 62.3%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185 100% 46.5%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 49.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 53.1%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 169 100% 51.5%
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 206 100% 61.7%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 148 100% 66.2%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 172 100% 66.9%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 185 100% 43.8%
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 306 100% 41.2%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 196 100% 61.2%
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 309 100% 57%
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287 100% 55.1%
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272 100% 66.2%
Beverley School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 183 100% 41%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 174 100% 38.5%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 108 100% 64.8%
Rosehill School
Nottingham, NG3 2FE
Special 122 100% 53.7%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 305 100% 38%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 128 100% 62.9%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 117 100% 38.5%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 253 100% 43.1%
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 298 100% 54%

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 204 Sign in to see
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 148
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 182
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 204
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 139
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 368
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 228
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 241
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 267
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 275
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 208
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 313
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 374
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 236
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 269
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 255
Oak Field School
Nottingham, NG8 3HW
Special 158
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 298