Elm Court 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
Elm Court School
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 100% 53.6%
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106 100% 54.7%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169 100% 66.3%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Vale School
London, N17 0PG
Special 118 100% 45.8%
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171 100% 44.4%
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146 100% 60.3%
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187 100% 58.3%
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170 100% 60%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146 100% 62.3%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222 100% 54.5%
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262 100% 31.7%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106 100% 58.5%
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231 100% 33.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140 100% 33.6%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214 100% 31.9%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167 100% 65.3%
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43 100% 76.7%
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372 100% 42.7%

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
Elm Court School
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 Sign in to see
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238