Springfield 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
Springfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 262 100% 31.7%
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171 100% 44.4%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222 100% 54.5%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242 100% 32.6%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140 100% 33.6%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214 100% 31.9%
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193 100% 38.9%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372 100% 42.7%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

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
Springfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 262 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
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
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
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA
Special 145
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162