Samuel Pepys 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
Samuel Pepys School
(Your chosen school)
Special 124 100% 45.2%
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184 100% 47.3%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261 100% 41.8%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112 100% 66.1%
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218 100% 27.5%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184 100% 31%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Samuel Pepys School
(Your chosen school)
Special 124 Sign in to see
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162