The Castle School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 228 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 258 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 261 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 264 | 100% | 35.6% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
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The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 243 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 48.6% |
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Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 197 | 100% | 34.5% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 260 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | 100% | 44.7% |
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Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 133 | 100% | 23% |
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Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 271 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 219 | 100% | 38.8% |
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 168 | 100% | 46.4% |
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 176 | 100% | 38.1% |
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Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 242 | 100% | 44.6% |
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 224 | 100% | 43.3% |
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West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 310 | 100% | 56.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 228 | Sign in to see | |
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College Park School
London, W2 4PH |
Special | 167 | ||
|
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 225 | ||
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Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 401 | ||
|
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | ||
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | ||
|
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 99 | ||
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Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | ||
|
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 210 | ||
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Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | ||
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | ||
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 215 | ||
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The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 239 | ||
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Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 240 | ||
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Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 241 | ||
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
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Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 284 | ||
|
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 195 | ||
|
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 240 | ||
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Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 246 | ||
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St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 110 | ||
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Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 197 | ||
|
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 871 | ||
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Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 337 | ||
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St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 254 | ||
|
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | ||
|
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 167 | ||
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||