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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Westhaven School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Westhaven School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 185 | Sign in to see | |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | ||
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | ||
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |