White Spire 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
White Spire School
(Your chosen school)
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184 100% 47.3%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261 100% 41.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188 100% 60.1%
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199 100% 43.2%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218 100% 27.5%
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124 100% 45.2%
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172 100% 42.4%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186 100% 31.7%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN
Special 190 100% 42.6%
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178 100% 40.4%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209 100% 59.3%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%

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
White Spire School
(Your chosen school)
Special 170 Sign in to see
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143