Thomasson Memorial 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
Thomasson Memorial School
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 100% 40%
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT
Special 34 100% 40%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91 100% 65.9%
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 84 100% 42.9%
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54 100% 66.7%
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92 100% 68.5%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4 100% 50%
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50 100% 42%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
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%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152 100% 32.7%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
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%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%

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
Thomasson Memorial School
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 Sign in to see
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 54
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92