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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alt Bridge School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
|
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
|
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
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Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
|
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | 100% | 61% |
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
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Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% |
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The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
|
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
|
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
|
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alt Bridge School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 325 | Sign in to see | |
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | ||
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Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
|
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
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Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
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Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | ||
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Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | ||
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Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
|
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
|
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | ||
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
|
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | ||