Bensham Manor 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
Bensham Manor School
(Your chosen school)
Special 242 100% 55.4%
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139 100% 60.4%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272 100% 63.2%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Bensham Manor School
(Your chosen school)
Special 242 Sign in to see
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238