Highbury 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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