Lancasterian 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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