Fairfield 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 27 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
Fairfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 39%
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73 100% 57.5%
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98 100% 46.9%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 58.8%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102 100% 50%
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70 100% 40%
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119 100% 32.8%
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179 100% 40.2%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86 100% 65.1%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217 100% 45.6%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52 100% 26.9%
The Bridge at HLC
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 227 100% 45.2%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Fairfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 Sign in to see
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166