Gilbrook 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
Gilbrook School
(Your chosen school)
Special 63 100% 87.3%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35 100% 12.5%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69 100% 66.7%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84 100% 58.3%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66 100% 42.4%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54 100% 68.5%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73 100% 63%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 80.9%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 82.7%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%

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
Gilbrook School
(Your chosen school)
Special 63 Sign in to see
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155