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 | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
|
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
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Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
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Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
|
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
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West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
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Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 199 | Sign in to see | |
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Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
|
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | ||
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Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
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Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
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Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | ||
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Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
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Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
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Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
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Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
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Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
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The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
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Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
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Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
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Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
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Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
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Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
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Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
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Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
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Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
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Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
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Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
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Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | ||