Highshore 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
Highshore School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 100% 66.3%
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166 100% 66.9%
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106 100% 54.7%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129 100% 72.1%
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189 100% 41.8%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187 100% 58.3%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
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%
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%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237 100% 37.1%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231 100% 33.3%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
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%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%

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
Highshore School
(Your chosen school)
Special 169 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294