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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bents Green School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 323 | 100% | 57.6% |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.3% |
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 73.5% |
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | 100% | 62.4% |
College Park School
London, W2 4PH |
Special | 151 | 100% | 60.3% |
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | 100% | 47.6% |
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY |
Special | 200 | 100% | 62% |
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 63% |
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | 100% | 59.9% |
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | 100% | 51.5% |
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 37.9% |
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | 100% | 54.3% |
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.4% |
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | 100% | 57.7% |
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | 100% | 54.9% |
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT |
Special | 100 | 100% | 53% |
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | 100% | 55.1% |
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | 100% | 49.2% |
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | 100% | 33.9% |
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | 100% | 38% |
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | 100% | 33.9% |
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | 100% | 60.7% |
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | 100% | 51.2% |
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% |
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | 100% | 62.6% |
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | 100% | 42.7% |
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 | 100% | 50.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bents Green School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 323 | Sign in to see | |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST |
Special | 488 | ||
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 |