The Ambleside Centre

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Ambleside Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Nursery 65 12.2% 0%
Washwood Heath Nursery School
Birmingham, B8 2SY 		Nursery 65 10.8% 2.7%
Eastfield Nursery School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2HH 		Nursery 63 8% 0%
Windsor Nursery School
Wolverhampton, WV4 6EL 		Nursery 58 9.2% 0%
Douglas Valley Nursery School
Wigan, WN1 3SU 		Nursery 74 11% 0%
Aughton Early Years Centre
Sheffield, S26 3XH 		Nursery 67 6.2% 0%
Lilycroft Nursery School
Bradford, BD9 5AD 		Nursery 62 3.5% 0%
Helen Gibson Nursery School
East Boldon, NE36 0DL 		Nursery 64 3.6% 0%
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH 		Nursery 59 5.1% 0%
Willow Nursery School
Dunstable, LU5 4QU 		Nursery 65 12.6% 0%
Cookham Nursery School
Maidenhead, SL6 9BT 		Nursery 72 6.9% 0%
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School
Widnes, WA8 0BS 		Nursery 56 10.3% 0%
Wingate Community Nursery School
Wingate, TS28 5BD 		Nursery 72 7.6% 0%
Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Seaham, SR7 7NN 		Nursery 71 15.5% 0%
Horden Nursery School
Peterlee, SR8 4TB 		Nursery 64 15.5% 0%
Weston Way Nursery School
Baldock, SG7 6HD 		Nursery 62 15.5% 0%
Kingswood Nursery School
Watford, WD25 0DX 		Nursery 63 20.4% 0%
Oxhey Nursery School
Watford, WD19 4RL 		Nursery 68 17.7% 0%
Beverley Manor Nursery School
Beverley, HU17 7BT 		Nursery 70 8.7% 0%
Northfleet Nursery School
Gravesend, DA11 9JS 		Nursery 66 13% 0%
Lee Royd Nursery School
Accrington, BB5 2LH 		Nursery 60 17.9% 0%
Woodfield Nursery School
Nelson, BB9 5BE 		Nursery 60 18% 0%
Gloucester Nursery School
Northampton, NN4 8PH 		Nursery 71 6.4% 0%
Parklands Nursery School
Northampton, NN3 6DW 		Nursery 62 4.8% 0%
Comper Nursery School
Oxford, OX4 3AJ 		Nursery 51 11% 0%
Headington Quarry Nursery School
Oxford, OX3 8LH 		Nursery 74 16.5% 3.3%
The Gainsborough Nursery School
Gainsborough, DN21 2RR 		Nursery 72 8.6% 0%
Thornton Heath Nursery School
Thornton Heath, CR7 8RS 		Nursery 71 18.5% 0%
The Castle Nursery School
Wakefield, WF1 5NU 		Nursery 70 17.8% 0%
Muriel Green Nursery School
St Albans, AL3 5JB 		Nursery 71 18.3% 0%

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 Ambleside Centre
(Your chosen school) 		Nursery 65 Sign in to see
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre
London, W12 7PH 		Nursery 111
Margaret McMillan Nursery School
London, N19 3SF 		Nursery 72
St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School
London, W11 4EE 		Nursery 43
Clyde Nursery School.
London, SE8 5NH 		Nursery 51
Brookhill Nursery School
Barnet, EN4 8SD 		Nursery 155
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre
London, NW10 9SD 		Nursery 56
South Acton Childrens Centre
London, W3 8RX 		Nursery 89
Edith Kerrison Nursery School
London, E16 3PB 		Nursery 73
Thomas Wall Nursery School
Sutton, SM1 2SF 		Nursery 91
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Liverpool, L6 2WF 		Nursery 83
Castleway Nursery School
Wirral, CH46 1RN 		Nursery 37
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
Wirral, CH49 8HB 		Nursery 120
Collyhurst Nursery School
Manchester, M40 7QD 		Nursery 29
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Washington, NE37 3BL 		Nursery 40
Blagdon Nursery School
Reading, RG2 7NT 		Nursery 99
Bowerdean Nursery School
High Wycombe, HP13 6AW 		Nursery 103
Haven Early Years Centre
Gosport, PO13 0UY 		Nursery 123
Duke Street Nursery School
Chorley, PR7 3DU 		Nursery 111
Bacup Nursery School
Bacup, OL13 8EF 		Nursery 55
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 2AX 		Nursery 88
The ACE Centre Nursery School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DZ 		Nursery 35
Bognor Regis Nursery School
Bognor Regis, PO21 2TB 		Nursery 102
Boundstone Nursery School
Lancing, BN15 9QX 		Nursery 138
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families
Northampton, NN5 7DE 		Nursery 122
Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families
Corby, NN17 1BJ 		Nursery 120
The Sue Hedley Nursery School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY 		Nursery 55
Guildford Nursery School
Guildford, GU1 1NR 		Nursery 135
Knowle West Early Years Centre
Bristol, BS4 1NN 		Nursery 90
King's Hedges Nursery School
Cambridge, CB4 2HU 		Nursery 25