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 212 100% 50%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235 100% 42.6%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 51.2%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 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 212 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 224
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355