Furze Down 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Furze Down School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
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Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
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Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
|
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
|
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
|
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
|
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% |
|
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
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Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
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St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
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Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
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Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Furze Down School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 219 | Sign in to see | |
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Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
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Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
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Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
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Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
|
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
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Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
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Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
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The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | ||
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Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
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Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | ||
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Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
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Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | ||
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The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
|
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
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Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
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Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
|
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
|
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
|
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
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West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
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Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
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The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
|
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
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Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
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Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
|
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
|
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | ||