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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 50 | 100% | 42% |
|
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT |
Special | 34 | 100% | 40% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
|
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | 100% | 65.9% |
|
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ |
Special | 84 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF |
Special | 92 | 100% | 68.5% |
|
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
|
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 40% |
|
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
|
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | 100% | 32.7% |
|
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
|
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 31 | 100% | 51.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 50 | Sign in to see | |
|
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | ||
|
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | ||
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
|
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE |
Special | 128 | ||
|
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | ||
|
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
|
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
|
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | ||
|
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | ||
|
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
|
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
|
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | ||
|
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | ||
|
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE |
Special | 105 | ||
|
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
|
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | ||
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | ||
|
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB |
Special | 38 | ||
|
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 31 | ||