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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sherbourne Fields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 261 | 100% | 41.8% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 47.3% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% |
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | 100% | 42.9% |
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | 100% | 35.1% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 45.9% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | 100% | 49.6% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | 100% | 31.7% |
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 37.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | 100% | 36.5% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sherbourne Fields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 261 | Sign in to see | |
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | ||
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | ||
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | ||
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | ||
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 |