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 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
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 |