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, SW10 9NH |
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 | |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | ||
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | ||
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | ||
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | ||
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP |
Special | 51 | ||
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | ||
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | ||
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | ||
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | ||
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | ||
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | ||
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | ||
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN |
Special | 52 | ||
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | ||
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB |
Special | 38 | ||
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | ||
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 |