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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lancasterian School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 187 | 100% | 71.1% |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 66.9% |
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | 100% | 73% |
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | 100% | 64.2% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | 100% | 61.1% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | 100% | 67% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lancasterian School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 187 | Sign in to see | |
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | ||
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
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 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 |