Park Lane 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
Park Lane School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 37.5%
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88 100% 34.1%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135 100% 27.4%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164 100% 43.9%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128 100% 38.3%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73 100% 42.5%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Park Lane School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 Sign in to see
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172