Phoenix Arch 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
Phoenix Arch School
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 100% 36.4%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151 100% 73.5%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78 100% 67.9%
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29 100% 44.8%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
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%
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200 100% 62%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131 100% 36.6%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52 100% 32.7%
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111 100% 46.8%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112 100% 58%
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80 100% 38.8%
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92 100% 20.7%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280 100% 33.9%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294 100% 50.7%

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
Phoenix Arch School
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155