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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Shaftesbury High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
|
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
|
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
|
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
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The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
|
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
|
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
|
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
|
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shaftesbury High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 171 | Sign in to see | |
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | ||
|
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
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St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
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West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
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Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
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Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
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Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
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Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
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Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
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Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
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Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
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Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
|
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
|
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
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Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
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Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | ||
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Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
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Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
|
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
|
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | ||