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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Old Park School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 153 | 100% | 49% | 
| 
                                Pens Meadow School
                                 Stourbridge, DY8 5ST  | 
                            Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Reynalds Cross School
                                 Solihull, B92 7ER  | 
                            Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| 
                                Woolley Wood School
                                 Sheffield, S5 9QN  | 
                            Special | 102 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Highfield School
                                 Ossett, WF5 9BS  | 
                            Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% | 
| 
                                New Fosseway School
                                 Bristol, BS13 0RG  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 57.8% | 
| 
                                The Redway School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG  | 
                            Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% | 
| 
                                Hebden Green Community School
                                 Winsford, CW7 4EJ  | 
                            Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% | 
| 
                                Park Lane School
                                 Macclesfield, SK11 8JR  | 
                            Special | 136 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                                Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
                                 Chester, CH2 1HD  | 
                            Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% | 
| 
                                Kirkleatham Hall School
                                 Redcar, TS10 4QR  | 
                            Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% | 
| 
                                Sandgate School
                                 Kendal, LA9 6JG  | 
                            Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Downs View Special School
                                 Brighton, BN2 6BB  | 
                            Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| 
                                Garston Manor School
                                 Watford, WD25 7HR  | 
                            Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| 
                                Kings Mill School
                                 Driffield, YO25 6UG  | 
                            Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% | 
| 
                                St George's School
                                 Newport, PO30 1XW  | 
                            Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% | 
| 
                                Kirkham Pear Tree School
                                 Preston, PR4 2HA  | 
                            Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Mayfield School
                                 Chorley, PR7 3HN  | 
                            Special | 129 | 100% | 38% | 
| 
                                Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
                                 Blackpool, FY5 4HH  | 
                            Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% | 
| 
                                Hall School
                                 Norwich, NR6 7AD  | 
                            Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| 
                                Welburn Hall School
                                 York, YO62 7HQ  | 
                            Special | 112 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                St Giles School
                                 Retford, DN22 7NJ  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                                Polden Bower School
                                 Bridgwater, TA6 4GU  | 
                            Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% | 
| 
                                Woodfield School
                                 Redhill, RH1 3PR  | 
                            Special | 198 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Manor Green College
                                 Crawley, RH11 0DX  | 
                            Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| 
                                Oakfield Park School
                                 Pontefract, WF7 7DT  | 
                            Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% | 
| 
                                Granta School
                                 Cambridge, CB21 4NN  | 
                            Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Castle School, Cambridge
                                 Cambridge, CB4 2EE  | 
                            Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                                Pendle Community High School & College
                                 Nelson, BB9 8LF  | 
                            Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                Sir Tom Finney Community High School
                                 Preston, PR2 6EE  | 
                            Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% | 
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 Old Park School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 153 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Ickburgh School
                                 London, E9 5RB  | 
                            Special | 166 | ||
| 
                                Greenmead School
                                 London, SW19 6RY  | 
                            Special | 60 | ||
| 
                                Priory School
                                 London, SE19 3QN  | 
                            Special | 138 | ||
| 
                                Mandeville School
                                 Middlesex, UB6 0PA  | 
                            Special | 182 | ||
| 
                                Springhallow School
                                 London, W13 0JG  | 
                            Special | 164 | ||
| 
                                Riverside School
                                 London, N22 5QJ  | 
                            Special | 173 | ||
| 
                                Meadow High School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3QU  | 
                            Special | 285 | ||
| 
                                Sherwood Park School
                                 Wallington, SM6 7NP  | 
                            Special | 183 | ||
| 
                                Beaufort School
                                 Birmingham, B34 6BJ  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                Langley School
                                 Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ  | 
                            Special | 131 | ||
| 
                                Woolton High School
                                 Liverpool, L25 6JA  | 
                            Special | 75 | ||
| 
                                Stanley School
                                 Wirral, CH61 5UE  | 
                            Special | 175 | ||
| 
                                Millwood Primary Special School
                                 Bury, M26 3BW  | 
                            Special | 174 | ||
| 
                                Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
                                 Manchester, M40 9GJ  | 
                            Special | 188 | ||
| 
                                Oak Haven School
                                 Heywood, OL10 3PY  | 
                            Special | 284 | ||
| 
                                Baytree School
                                 Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Furze Down School
                                 Buckingham, MK18 3BL  | 
                            Special | 219 | ||
| 
                                Springwell School
                                 Southampton, SO19 6DH  | 
                            Special | 272 | ||
| 
                                Foreland Fields School
                                 Ramsgate, CT12 6RH  | 
                            Special | 291 | ||
| 
                                The Lincoln St Christopher's School
                                 Lincoln, LN6 8AR  | 
                            Special | 312 | ||
| 
                                Chapel Green School
                                 Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF  | 
                            Special | 179 | ||
| 
                                Portesbery School
                                 Deepcut, GU16 6TA  | 
                            Special | 144 | ||
| 
                                West Gate School
                                 Leicester, LE3 6DG  | 
                            Special | 200 | ||
| 
                                Newfield School
                                 Blackburn, BB1 2PW  | 
                            Special | 235 | ||
| 
                                Laleham Gap School
                                 Ramsgate, CT12 6FH  | 
                            Special | 241 | ||
| 
                                Springside
                                 Manchester, OL16 2SU  | 
                            Special | 150 | ||
| 
                                Newlands School
                                 Manchester, M24 6JG  | 
                            Special | 132 | ||
| 
                                Woodlands Meed
                                 Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY  | 
                            Special | 281 | ||
| 
                                Keelman's Way School
                                 Hebburn, NE31 1QY  | 
                            Special | 175 | ||