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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |