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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perseid School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
|
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 66.9% |
|
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 73 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | 100% | 65.6% |
|
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% |
|
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | 100% | 58.8% |
|
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% |
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
|
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
|
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% |
|
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN |
Special | 52 | 100% | 26.9% |
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Perseid School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 160 | Sign in to see | |
|
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
|
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
|
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
|
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
|
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
|
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
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The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
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Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
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Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
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Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
|
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | ||
|
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
|
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||
|
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||
|
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 | ||