The Birches School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Birches School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 102 | 100% | 67.6% |
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 52.6% |
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 61.4% |
|
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 134 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | 100% | 55.5% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.8% |
|
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 196 | 100% | 68.9% |
|
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 185 | 100% | 47% |
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 136 | 100% | 40% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 253 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
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Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 243 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 111 | 100% | 69.4% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 43% |
|
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 157 | 100% | 63.7% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 168 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 77 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
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Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 242 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 207 | 100% | 70.5% |
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 192 | 100% | 60.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Birches School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 168 | Sign in to see | |
|
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 185 | ||
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Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 102 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 93 | ||
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Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
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Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 315 | ||
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Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 363 | ||
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 232 | ||
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Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 129 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 178 | ||
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Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 303 | ||
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Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 145 | ||
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Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 282 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 402 | ||
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | ||
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Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 100 | ||
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 348 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 413 | ||
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Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 208 | ||
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Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 160 | ||
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Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 185 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | ||
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | ||