Bluebell 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 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
Bluebell Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359 100% 58.9%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Bluebell Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 225 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
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
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
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