The Chiltern 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
The Chiltern School
(Your chosen school)
Special 368 100% 36.9%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 305 100% 48.5%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 296 100% 42.6%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 264 100% 50.8%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 356 100% 66.3%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 261 100% 42.9%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 264 100% 35.6%
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 232 100% 39.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 274 100% 48.5%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 104 100% 34.6%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 167 100% 54.5%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 248 100% 38.3%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 437 100% 44.2%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284 100% 42.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 243 100% 41.6%
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 130 100% 26.2%
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 197 100% 34.5%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 404 100% 37.4%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 282 100% 47.2%
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 469 100% 54.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 307 100% 40.4%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 402 100% 52.7%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 241 100% 46.9%
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 108 100% 48.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 168 100% 46.4%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 199 100% 49.2%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 374 100% 44.1%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 236 100% 45.8%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 365 100% 50.4%

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
The Chiltern School
(Your chosen school)
Special 368 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 204
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 204
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 83
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 79
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 139
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 241
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 145
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 267
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 198
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 275
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 208
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 374
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 214
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 236
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 233
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 269
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 255
Oak Field School
Nottingham, NG8 3HW
Special 158
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 298