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