Heltwate 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
Heltwate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 211 100% 50.7%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 264 100% 62.5%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 185 100% 46.5%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 53.1%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 140 100% 50.7%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 172 100% 66.9%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 185 100% 43.8%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 50.8%
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229 100% 44.1%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 274 100% 48.5%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 38.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 254 100% 55.1%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284 100% 42.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 243 100% 41.6%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 173 100% 48.6%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 160 100% 50.6%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 282 100% 47.2%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 307 100% 40.4%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 111 100% 69.4%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 222 100% 33.3%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 157 100% 63.7%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 52.1%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 208 100% 39.9%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 374 100% 44.1%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 224 100% 43.3%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 64.2%
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 211 100% 62.6%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 236 100% 45.8%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 132 100% 47.7%

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
Heltwate School
(Your chosen school)
Special 211 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 204
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 167
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 186
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 401
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 287
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 99
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 368
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 228
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 228
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 239
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 241
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 240
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 197
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 871
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB
Special 195
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 198
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 127
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 348
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 167
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 233
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 269