Highfield 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
Highfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 208 100% 49.5%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
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
Highfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 208 Sign in to see
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83