The Pines Special 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 Pines Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 282 100% 54.3%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502 100% 62.4%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164 100% 47.6%
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200 100% 62%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305 100% 51.5%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272 100% 57.7%
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323 100% 57.6%
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176 100% 55.1%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132 100% 49.2%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233 100% 40.8%
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111 100% 46.8%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392 100% 33.9%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280 100% 33.9%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 51.2%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294 100% 50.7%

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 Pines Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 282 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
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
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
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