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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Hospitals' School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% |
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH |
Special | 109 | 33% | 12.8% |
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School
London, SE5 8AZ |
Special | 45 | 100% | 4.4% |
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
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% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | 90.3% | 27.4% |
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% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wirral Hospitals' School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 4 | Sign in to see | |
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | ||
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |