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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
|
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% |
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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% |
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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 | |
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Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT |
Special | 34 | ||
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Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
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Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
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Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | ||
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Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | ||
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Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
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Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | ||
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Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX |
Special | 127 | ||
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Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
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Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
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Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
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Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
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Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
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Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
|
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
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Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | ||
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Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | ||
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Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
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Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 135 | ||
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Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
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The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | ||
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Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
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Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
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Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | ||
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Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | ||
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The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | ||
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Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
|
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||