Elmfield School for Deaf Children

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
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school)
Special 53 100% 35.8%
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT
Special 40 100% 47.5%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 48 77.1% 29.2%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 96 100% 63.5%
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 97 100% 48.5%
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 53 100% 64.2%
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 82 100% 75.6%
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 183 100% 49.2%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 151 100% 49%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 111 100% 39.6%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 149 100% 54.4%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 145 100% 40%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.4%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 115 100% 31.3%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 148 100% 34.7%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 158 100% 32.3%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 112 87.5% 32.1%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 104 100% 39.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 100 100% 51%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145 100% 37.2%
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 34 100% 50%

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
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school)
Special 53 Sign in to see
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 48
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 39
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 141
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 246
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 68
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 166
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 95
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 75
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 63
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 186
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 182
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 72
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 177
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 118
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 54
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 108
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 116
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 64
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 112
The Pilgrim School
Boston, PE20 3RQ
Special 102
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 236
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 309
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 117
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 65
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 224
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 45
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 34