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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Benton Dene School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 132 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.3% |
|
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | 100% | 56.6% |
|
College Park School
London, W2 4PH |
Special | 151 | 100% | 60.3% |
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 63% |
|
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
|
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | 100% | 59.9% |
|
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 37.9% |
|
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT |
Special | 100 | 100% | 53% |
|
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | 100% | 55.1% |
|
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
|
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 46.8% |
|
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | 100% | 38% |
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 58% |
|
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
|
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
|
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ |
Special | 135 | 100% | 42.2% |
|
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | 100% | 51.2% |
|
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% |
|
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | 100% | 62.6% |
|
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | 100% | 42.7% |
|
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Benton Dene School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 132 | Sign in to see | |
|
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | ||
|
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | ||
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
|
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
|
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | ||
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
|
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
|
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | ||
|
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | ||
|
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
|
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
|
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | ||
|
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | ||
|
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
|
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | ||
|
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | ||
|
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | ||
|
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 | ||