Lindon Bennett 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
Lindon Bennett School
(Your chosen school)
Special 179 100% 24%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Lindon Bennett School
(Your chosen school)
Special 179 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
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182