Meadowside 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
Meadowside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 100% 66.1%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220 100% 58.6%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90 100% 65.6%
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245 100% 51.4%
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%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
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%
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124 100% 45.2%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
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%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%
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%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Meadowside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134