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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |