Stony Dean 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
Stony Dean School
(Your chosen school)
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219 100% 32.9%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102 100% 24.1%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

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
Stony Dean School
(Your chosen school)
Special 213 Sign in to see
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83