Heaton 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
Heaton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 89 100% 46.1%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166 100% 40.4%
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56 100% 48.2%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102 100% 53.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
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%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%

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
Heaton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 89 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139
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
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134