Merstone 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 25 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
Merstone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 359 100% 58.9%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411 100% 42.8%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%

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
Merstone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 359 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294