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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heritage House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 135 | 100% | 27.4% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
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% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | 100% | 37.5% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.2% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR |
Special | 312 | 100% | 49.4% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | 100% | 38% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heritage House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 135 | Sign in to see | |
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | ||
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | ||
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | ||
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | ||
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | ||
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |