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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwood Primary Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% | 
| Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre London, N20 0DH | Special | 178 | 100% | 33.1% | 
| Little Heath School Romford, RM6 5RX | Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% | 
| Hatton Special School Woodford Green, IG8 8EU | Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| Tiverton School Coventry, CV3 4DE | Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% | 
| Bluebell Park School Liverpool, L32 3XP | Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% | 
| Delamere School Manchester, M41 6AP | Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% | 
| Ivel Valley School & College Biggleswade, SG18 0NL | Special | 259 | 100% | 39% | 
| Fox Wood Special School Warrington, WA1 4LS | Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% | 
| Mayfield School Whitehaven, CA28 8UG | Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| Brackenfield Special School Nottingham, NG10 4DA | Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% | 
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% | 
| Ifield School Gravesend, DA12 5JT | Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| Chorley Astley Park School Chorley, PR7 1JZ | Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% | 
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Rossendale, BB4 6RX | Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Applebee Wood Community Specialist School Preston, PR5 5SS | Special | 169 | 100% | 50% | 
| Kirkham Pear Tree School Preston, PR4 2HA | Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| The Loyne Specialist School Lancaster, LA1 2QD | Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% | 
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Accrington, BB5 4QG | Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% | 
| Palatine Primary School Worthing, BN12 6JP | Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% | 
| Mill Green School St Helens, WA9 1BU | Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| West Lancashire Community High School Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% | 
| Kingsbury Primary Special School Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| Newfield School Blackburn, BB1 2PW | Special | 235 | 100% | 43% | 
| Pendle View Primary School Colne, BB8 8JT | Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% | 
| Holly Grove School Burnley, BB10 1JD | Special | 137 | 100% | 38% | 
| Springside Manchester, OL16 2SU | Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% | 
| Newlands School Manchester, M24 6JG | Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| Acorns Primary School Preston, PR1 6AU | Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% | 
| Castle Wood Special School Coventry, CV2 1FN | Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwood Primary Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 174 | Sign in to see | |
| Priory School London, SE19 3QN | Special | 138 | ||
| Springhallow School London, W13 0JG | Special | 164 | ||
| Riverside School London, N22 5QJ | Special | 173 | ||
| Meadow High School Uxbridge, UB8 3QU | Special | 285 | ||
| Langley School Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ | Special | 131 | ||
| The Old Park School Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY | Special | 153 | ||
| Woolton High School Liverpool, L25 6JA | Special | 75 | ||
| Millstead School Liverpool, L5 3LU | Special | 263 | ||
| Foxfield School Woodchurch, CH49 5LF | Special | 212 | ||
| Stanley School Wirral, CH61 5UE | Special | 175 | ||
| Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Manchester, M40 9GJ | Special | 188 | ||
| Oak Haven School Heywood, OL10 3PY | Special | 284 | ||
| Brentwood School Sale, M33 4GY | Special | 169 | ||
| Furze Down School Buckingham, MK18 3BL | Special | 219 | ||
| Sandside Lodge School Ulverston, LA12 0DZ | Special | 100 | ||
| The Edith Borthwick School Braintree, CM7 2YN | Special | 241 | ||
| Springwell School Southampton, SO19 6DH | Special | 272 | ||
| Foreland Fields School Ramsgate, CT12 6RH | Special | 291 | ||
| Chapel Green School Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF | Special | 179 | ||
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | ||
| West Gate School Leicester, LE3 6DG | Special | 200 | ||
| Oakfield High School and College Wigan, WN2 4XA | Special | 399 | ||
| Newfield School Blackburn, BB1 2PW | Special | 235 | ||
| Childwall Abbey School Liverpool, L16 5EY | Special | 217 | ||
| Laleham Gap School Ramsgate, CT12 6FH | Special | 241 | ||
| Newbridge Learning Community Wigan, WN2 3TL | Special | 87 | ||
| Springside Manchester, OL16 2SU | Special | 150 | ||
| Newlands School Manchester, M24 6JG | Special | 132 | ||
| Keelman's Way School Hebburn, NE31 1QY | Special | 175 | ||