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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meadow High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 59.5% |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 308 | 100% | 43.8% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | 100% | 50% |
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | 100% | 42.6% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | 100% | 61% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meadow High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 285 | Sign in to see | |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | ||
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 |