Cambridge 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
Cambridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171 100% 44.4%
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146 100% 60.3%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146 100% 62.3%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222 100% 54.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80 100% 73.8%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116 100% 62.1%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155 100% 61.3%

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
Cambridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 Sign in to see
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
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
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 99
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
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
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB
Special 61
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130