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.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Highfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 210 | 100% | 51.9% |
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The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
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Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 149 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 253 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | 100% | 57.1% |
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Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 178 | 100% | 48.9% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 241 | 100% | 36.9% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 205 | 100% | 55.6% |
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Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 215 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 166 | 100% | 32.5% |
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Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 167 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 240 | 100% | 51.3% |
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 167 | 100% | 46.7% |
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | 100% | 39.4% |
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Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 53.3% |
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Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 97 | 100% | 41.2% |
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Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 127 | 100% | 57.5% |
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Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
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St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 241 | 100% | 46.9% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 260 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 205 | 100% | 47.8% |
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 53.5% |
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West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 49.2% |
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Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
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Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | 100% | 48.9% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 255 | 100% | 47.8% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 210 | Sign in to see | |
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 37 | ||
|
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 531 | ||
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 165 | ||
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 179 | ||
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Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | ||
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 149 | ||
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 222 | ||
|
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 196 | ||
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Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | ||
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Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 99 | ||
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Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | ||
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Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 215 | ||
|
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 241 | ||
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Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 224 | ||
|
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 182 | ||
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Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 194 | ||
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Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 195 | ||
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St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | ||
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Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 246 | ||
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St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 110 | ||
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Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 99 | ||
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 142 | ||
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The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 174 | ||
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Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 337 | ||
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Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||