Lady Zia Wernher School

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
Lady Zia Wernher School
(Your chosen school)
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Lady Zia Wernher School
(Your chosen school)
Special 240 Sign in to see
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267