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 Rowan School (Your chosen school) | Special | 100 | 100% | 53% | 
| Lansdowne School London, SW9 9QD | Special | 170 | 100% | 72.9% | 
| Brent Knoll School London, SE23 2QU | Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% | 
| Northway School London, NW7 3HS | Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% | 
| The Brook Special Primary School London, N17 6HW | Special | 138 | 100% | 63% | 
| Hedgewood School Hayes, UB4 8NF | Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| Hatton Special School Woodford Green, IG8 8EU | Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| The Pines Special School Birmingham, B23 7EY | Special | 282 | 100% | 54.3% | 
| Langley School Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ | Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% | 
| Bents Green School Sheffield, S11 7TB | Special | 323 | 100% | 57.6% | 
| 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% | 
| Kingsweston School Bristol, BS11 0UT | Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% | 
| The Woodlands School Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU | Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% | 
| Greenbank School Northwich, CW8 1LD | Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| Rosebank School Northwich, CW8 4QP | Special | 51 | 100% | 29.4% | 
| Longcause Community Special School Plymouth, PL7 1JB | Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% | 
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% | 
| Stone Bay School Broadstairs, CT10 1EB | Special | 112 | 100% | 58% | 
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School Rossendale, BB4 6RX | Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Woodeaton Manor School Oxford, OX3 9TS | Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| Sunnydown School Caterham, CR3 5ED | Special | 91 | 100% | 33% | 
| Oaklands School Leicester, LE5 6GJ | Special | 135 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Southfield School Hatfield, AL10 8NN | Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% | 
| Rowan Tree Primary School Manchester, M46 9HP | Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% | 
| Hillside Specialist School and College Preston, PR3 3XB | Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% | 
| Westfield School Bourne End, SL8 5BE | Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| Pendle View Primary School Colne, BB8 8JT | Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% | 
| Holly Grove School Burnley, BB10 1JD | Special | 137 | 100% | 38% | 
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 Rowan School (Your chosen school) | Special | 100 | Sign in to see | |
| Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre London, N20 0DH | Special | 178 | ||
| Phoenix Arch School London, NW10 0NQ | Special | 55 | ||
| St Nicholas School Purley, CR8 4DS | Special | 274 | ||
| Cherry Oak School Birmingham, B29 6PB | Special | 112 | ||
| Princes School Liverpool, L8 1YQ | Special | 216 | ||
| Newfield School Liverpool, L23 4TG | Special | 129 | ||
| Meadowside School Wirral, CH49 5LA | Special | 112 | ||
| Green Fold School Bolton, BL4 0NS | Special | 166 | ||
| Delamere School Manchester, M41 6AP | Special | 132 | ||
| Woolston Brook School Warrington, WA1 4JL | Special | 69 | ||
| Ashley High School Widnes, WA8 7HG | Special | 128 | ||
| Brackenfield Special School Nottingham, NG10 4DA | Special | 206 | ||
| Mill Ford School Plymouth, PL5 2PY | Special | 132 | ||
| Villa Real School Consett, DH8 6BH | Special | 119 | ||
| Riverside Community Special School Waterlooville, PO7 5QD | Special | 151 | ||
| Maple Ridge School Basingstoke, RG21 5SX | Special | 104 | ||
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | ||
| The Waterloo School Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ | Special | 75 | ||
| Wolverdene Special School Andover, SP10 2AF | Special | 56 | ||
| The Mark Way School Andover, SP10 1HR | Special | 118 | ||
| Middleton School Ware, SG12 9PD | Special | 112 | ||
| Kirkham Pear Tree School Preston, PR4 2HA | Special | 112 | ||
| The Loyne Specialist School Lancaster, LA1 2QD | Special | 116 | ||
| Harford Manor School, Norwich Norwich, NR2 2LN | Special | 106 | ||
| Ash Lea School Cotgrave, NG12 3PA | Special | 99 | ||
| Woodlands School Leatherhead, KT22 8RY | Special | 106 | ||
| Silverdale School Wallsend, NE28 0HG | Special | 143 | ||
| Landgate School, Bryn Wigan, WN4 0EP | Special | 139 | ||
| Pendle View Primary School Colne, BB8 8JT | Special | 134 | ||