The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
(Your chosen school)
Special 146 100% 60.3%
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139 100% 60.4%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112 100% 63.4%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222 100% 54.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80 100% 73.8%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272 100% 63.2%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214 100% 31.9%
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 102 100% 59.8%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166 100% 35.5%
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372 100% 42.7%

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
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
(Your chosen school)
Special 146 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167