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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samuel Pepys School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 138 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB |
Special | 88 | 58% | 44.3% |
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 159 | 100% | 57.2% |
|
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 184 | 100% | 50% |
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.7% |
|
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 114 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 262 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 141 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 263 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 140 | 100% | 47.9% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 93 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 157 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 115 | 100% | 37.4% |
|
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 194 | 100% | 34% |
|
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 119 | 100% | 37.8% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 145 | 100% | 37.2% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 160 | 100% | 40% |
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | 100% | 32.9% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
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Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 47.6% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 194 | 100% | 55.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samuel Pepys School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 138 | Sign in to see | |
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | ||
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | ||
|
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 125 | ||
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White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 178 | ||
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Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 303 | ||
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 167 | ||
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Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | ||
|
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | ||
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Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | ||
|
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN |
Special | 36 | ||
|
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 145 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 402 | ||
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | ||
|
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 210 | ||
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | ||
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 178 | ||
|
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 124 | ||
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | ||