Wirral Hospitals' 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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