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