Abbot's Lea 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
Abbot's Lea School
(Your chosen school)
Special 272 100% 57.7%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151 100% 73.5%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164 100% 47.6%
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200 100% 62%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305 100% 51.5%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282 100% 54.3%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131 100% 36.6%
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410 100% 54.9%
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323 100% 57.6%
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176 100% 55.1%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235 100% 42.6%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52 100% 32.7%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112 100% 58%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280 100% 33.9%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294 100% 50.7%

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
Abbot's Lea School
(Your chosen school)
Special 272 Sign in to see
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238