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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Castlebar School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB |
Special | 88 | 58% | 44.3% |
|
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ |
Special | 246 | 100% | 65.9% |
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Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 159 | 100% | 57.2% |
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 147 | 100% | 60.5% |
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | 100% | 62.6% |
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 267 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.8% |
|
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 222 | 100% | 56.8% |
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Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 114 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 49% |
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 149 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 220 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 193 | 100% | 53.9% |
|
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 209 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
|
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 160 | 100% | 40% |
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | 100% | 32.9% |
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 192 | 100% | 60.4% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 194 | 100% | 55.7% |
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 | 193 | Sign in to see | |
|
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 207 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 93 | ||
|
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 114 | ||
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Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 185 | ||
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 267 | ||
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 197 | ||
|
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 356 | ||
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Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 363 | ||
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Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 232 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 184 | ||
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Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 303 | ||
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Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 183 | ||
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Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 167 | ||
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St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 402 | ||
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | ||
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 198 | ||
|
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 210 | ||
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 100 | ||
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Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 128 | ||
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The Hamlet School
London, E14 7LL |
Special | 93 | ||
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Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 208 | ||
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 178 | ||
|
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 124 | ||
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | ||