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 347 100% 33.1%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237 100% 37.1%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411 100% 42.8%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129 100% 25.6%
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128 100% 38.3%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392 100% 33.9%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 102 100% 59.8%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%

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 347 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294