Red Gates 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
Red Gates School
(Your chosen school)
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95 100% 43.2%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 51.2%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Red Gates School
(Your chosen school)
Special 160 Sign in to see
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 224
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473