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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |