Sutton School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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
Sutton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400 100% 59%
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261 100% 41.8%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188 100% 60.1%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181 100% 51.9%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
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%
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209 100% 59.3%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Sutton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 Sign in to see
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83