Sherwood Park 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
Sherwood Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166 100% 40.4%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
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%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
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
Sherwood Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 Sign in to see
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
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
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175