Northway 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
Northway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 163 100% 42.9%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170 100% 72.9%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 36.4%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164 100% 47.6%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100 100% 53%
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176 100% 55.1%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132 100% 49.2%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233 100% 40.8%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111 100% 46.8%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91 100% 33%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 135 100% 42.2%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%

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
Northway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 163 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
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
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294