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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hope School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 235 | 100% | 35.3% |
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | 100% | 34.1% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 119 | 100% | 32.8% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | 100% | 29.8% |
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hope School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 235 | Sign in to see | |
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | ||
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | ||
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | ||
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 |