Watergate 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
Watergate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 100% 41.8%
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129 100% 72.1%
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169 100% 66.3%
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88 100% 34.1%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102 100% 50%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442 100% 50.7%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119 100% 32.8%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237 100% 37.1%
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172 100% 42.4%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136 100% 37.5%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248 100% 29.8%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319 100% 45.1%
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143 100% 46.9%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%

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
Watergate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 Sign in to see
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281