Melrose 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
Melrose School
(Your chosen school)
Special 128 100% 52.3%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40 100% 59%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29 100% 65.5%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181 100% 51.9%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76 100% 64.5%
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53 100% 81.1%
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239 100% 68.2%
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108 100% 73.1%
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204 100% 53.9%
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161 100% 64.6%
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138 100% 82.6%
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110 100% 73.6%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75 100% 64%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113 100% 62.8%
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116 100% 62.1%
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118 100% 56.8%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155 100% 61.3%

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
Melrose School
(Your chosen school)
Special 128 Sign in to see
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92