Talbot Specialist 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 25 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
Talbot Specialist School
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359 100% 58.9%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Talbot Specialist School
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294