Presfield High School and Specialist College

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
Presfield High School and Specialist College
(Your chosen school)
Special 131 100% 36.6%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29 100% 44.8%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 36.4%
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%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272 100% 57.7%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52 100% 32.7%
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51 100% 29.4%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112 100% 58%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80 100% 38.8%
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280 100% 33.9%
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
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%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%
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
Presfield High School and Specialist College
(Your chosen school)
Special 131 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164