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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |