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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Selly Oak Trust School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | 100% | 55.5% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | 100% | 58.9% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | 100% | 42.9% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Selly Oak Trust School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 400 | Sign in to see | |
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | ||
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | ||
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | ||
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | ||
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 |