Perseid 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
Perseid School
(Your chosen school)
Special 186 100% 50%
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 74 100% 58.1%
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 109 100% 42.2%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 111 100% 59.8%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 53 100% 52.8%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 93 100% 62.4%
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 114 100% 45.6%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 129 100% 53.1%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 62.6%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 162 100% 33.3%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184 100% 50%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 154 100% 59.7%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 242 100% 55.8%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262 100% 41.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 183 100% 49.2%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 145 100% 40%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 157 100% 40.8%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 236 100% 46.2%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 109 100% 61.5%
The Bridge School
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 239 100% 46.9%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 100 100% 51%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
The Orchard School
Oldbury, B68 8LD
Special 173 100% 53.2%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 134 100% 41%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 131 100% 58%
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 360 100% 39.4%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147 100% 47.6%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 194 100% 55.7%

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
Perseid School
(Your chosen school)
Special 186 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 204
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 182
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 204
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 83
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 139
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 368
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 228
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 239
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 241
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 145
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 197
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 871
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 208
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 374
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 167
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 233
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 269
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 298