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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castlebar School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 184 | 100% | 47.3% |
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | 100% | 55.5% |
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | 100% | 41.8% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 45.9% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 40.2% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 37.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 55.7% |
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | 100% | 42.6% |
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | 100% | 40.4% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | 100% | 59.3% |
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castlebar School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 184 | Sign in to see | |
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 115 | ||
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | ||
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | ||
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | ||
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | ||
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | ||
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | ||
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | ||
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | ||
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | ||
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | ||
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | ||
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | ||
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | ||
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL |
Special | 98 | ||
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 |