Southgate 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 28 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
Southgate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 181 100% 51.9%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336 100% 39.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116 100% 62.1%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212 100% 60.4%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%

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
Southgate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 181 Sign in to see
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38