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