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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highbury School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | 100% | 38% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highbury School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 154 | Sign in to see | |
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 216 | ||
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | ||
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | ||
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | ||
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | ||
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | ||
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | ||
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | ||
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | ||
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | ||
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 |