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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfield School (Your chosen school) | Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% | 
| Greenvale School London, SE6 1UF | Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% | 
| Paddock School London, SW15 5RT | Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Bluebell Park School Liverpool, L32 3XP | Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% | 
| Palmerston School Liverpool, L17 6AU | Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% | 
| 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% | 
| Elleray Park School Wallasey, CH45 0LH | Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% | 
| Meadowside School Wirral, CH49 5LA | Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% | 
| Stanley School Wirral, CH61 5UE | Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| The Birches School Manchester, M20 2XZ | Special | 170 | 100% | 60% | 
| Pathfield School Barnstaple, EX31 1JU | Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Mill Ford School Plymouth, PL5 2PY | Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% | 
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| Breakspeare School Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU | Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Ashmount School Loughborough, LE11 4SQ | Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% | 
| Nether Hall School Leicester, LE5 1RT | Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% | 
| Herons Dale School Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN | Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% | 
| Hollywater School Bordon, GU35 0HA | Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| Henry Tyndale School Farnborough, GU14 8BX | Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| Hadrian School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY | Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% | 
| Sir Charles Parsons School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED | Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% | 
| Kingsley High School Harrow, HA3 6ND | Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| Ridgewood Community High School Burnley, BB10 2AT | Special | 190 | 100% | 60% | 
| Seven Hills School Sheffield, S2 2RJ | Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% | 
| Sir Tom Finney Community High School Preston, PR2 6EE | Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfield School (Your chosen school) | Special | 212 | Sign in to see | |
| Stormont House School London, E5 8NP | Special | 139 | ||
| Cherry Garden School London, SE15 5BB | Special | 94 | ||
| Bowden House School Seaford, BN25 2JB | Special | 38 | ||
| Priory School London, SE19 3QN | Special | 138 | ||
| Springhallow School London, W13 0JG | Special | 164 | ||
| Tiverton School Coventry, CV3 4DE | Special | 133 | ||
| Palmerston School Liverpool, L17 6AU | Special | 174 | ||
| Millwood Primary Special School Bury, M26 3BW | Special | 174 | ||
| Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Manchester, M40 9GJ | Special | 188 | ||
| Brentwood School Sale, M33 4GY | Special | 169 | ||
| Sandside Lodge School Ulverston, LA12 0DZ | Special | 100 | ||
| The Edith Borthwick School Braintree, CM7 2YN | Special | 241 | ||
| Alderman Knight School Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ | Special | 242 | ||
| Osborne School Winchester, SO23 7GA | Special | 218 | ||
| Kings Mill School Driffield, YO25 6UG | Special | 136 | ||
| Foreland Fields School Ramsgate, CT12 6RH | Special | 291 | ||
| Rowhill School Longfield, DA3 7PW | Special | 161 | ||
| Ashmount School Loughborough, LE11 4SQ | Special | 207 | ||
| Carlton Digby School Nottingham, NG3 6DS | Special | 95 | ||
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | ||
| Oakfield High School and College Wigan, WN2 4XA | Special | 399 | ||
| The Livity School London, SW16 2PW | Special | 127 | ||
| Heart of the Forest Community Special School Coleford, GL16 7EJ | Special | 143 | ||
| Childwall Abbey School Liverpool, L16 5EY | Special | 217 | ||
| Newbridge Learning Community Wigan, WN2 3TL | Special | 87 | ||
| Springside Manchester, OL16 2SU | Special | 150 | ||
| Newlands School Manchester, M24 6JG | Special | 132 | ||
| Stone Hill School Doncaster, DN5 7UB | Special | 166 | ||
| New Horizons Learning Centre Bristol, BS15 4EA | Special | 70 | ||