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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 Foundation 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% |
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Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
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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
| 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 | |
|
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | ||
|
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | ||
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | ||
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | ||
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | ||
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | ||
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | ||
|
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | ||
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The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | ||
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Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | ||
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | ||
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | ||
|
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
|
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
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The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
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Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | ||
|
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | ||
|
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 | ||