The Old Park 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 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
Schools we've chosen
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