Palmerston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palmerston School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
|
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
|
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
|
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
|
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% |
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Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% |
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Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
|
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
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Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
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Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
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Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
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Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% |
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Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% |
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palmerston School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 174 | Sign in to see | |
|
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD |
Special | 170 | ||
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Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | ||
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Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
|
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX |
Special | 127 | ||
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Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | ||
|
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE |
Special | 71 | ||
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | ||
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Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | ||
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | ||
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The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 90 | ||
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | ||
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Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | ||
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Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | ||
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Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | ||
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Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
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Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | ||
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Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | ||
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Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | ||
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Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
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The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | ||
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The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 71 | ||
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Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | ||
|
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
|
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
|
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 70 | ||