St Nicholas School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
St Nicholas School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
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Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
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Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
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Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
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Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
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Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
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Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
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Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
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Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
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Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
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Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
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Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
St Nicholas School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 274 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
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Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 178 | ||
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Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
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Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
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Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ |
Special | 55 | ||
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The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
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Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | ||
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Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | ||
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Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | ||
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Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | ||
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | ||
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | ||
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Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | ||
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Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
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Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
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Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
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Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
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Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | ||
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Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | ||
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Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
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Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG |
Special | 143 | ||
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Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | ||
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Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 134 | ||