Southlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 146 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% |
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
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Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
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Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
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St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
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Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
|
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
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Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
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Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
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Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 146 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
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Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
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Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
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Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
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Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
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Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
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Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
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Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
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Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
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Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
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Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
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Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
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Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
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Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||
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Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | ||
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Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | ||