Archdale 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
Archdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102 100% 50%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138 100% 34.1%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Archdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 Sign in to see
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69