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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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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
| 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 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
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Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
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Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
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Pens Meadow School
Pensnett, DY5 4LN |
Special | 114 | ||
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Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | ||
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Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
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Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
|
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
|
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
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The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
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Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
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Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
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Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
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Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
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Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
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Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
|
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
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Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
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Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
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Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||
|
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | ||