Pens Meadow School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pens Meadow School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42.8% |
|
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 165 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 225 | 100% | 65.8% |
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Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 94 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 182 | 100% | 39% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 149 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 173 | 100% | 57.8% |
|
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 142 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 155 | 100% | 41.9% |
|
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 104 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 140 | 100% | 32.9% |
|
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 151 | 100% | 45.7% |
|
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 101 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 224 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 43% |
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The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 64 | 100% | 42.2% |
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Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 326 | 100% | 36.2% |
|
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR |
Special | 327 | 100% | 48% |
|
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 174 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.7% |
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The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 131 | 100% | 39.7% |
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Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 81 | 100% | 46.9% |
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Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 66 | 100% | 37.9% |
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Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 185 | 100% | 46.5% |
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 166 | 100% | 50.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pens Meadow School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 138 | Sign in to see | |
|
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 185 | ||
|
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 102 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 93 | ||
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Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 204 | ||
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Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 83 | ||
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Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 137 | ||
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The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 147 | ||
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Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 79 | ||
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Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 315 | ||
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The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 168 | ||
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Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 148 | ||
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 282 | ||
|
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 163 | ||
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Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | ||
|
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 241 | ||
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 413 | ||
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | ||
|
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 242 | ||
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The Orchard School
Oldbury, B68 8LD |
Special | 173 | ||
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 135 | ||
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Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 160 | ||
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The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
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Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 59 | ||
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 185 | ||
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | ||