Cloughside College

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
Cloughside College
(Your chosen school)
Special 35 100% 12.5%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 99 100% 35.4%
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%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
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%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
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%
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113 100% 62.8%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
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%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Cloughside College
(Your chosen school)
Special 35 Sign in to see
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 84
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155