Castlebar 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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