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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chesnut Lodge Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 86 | 100% | 65.1% |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 66.9% |
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 73 | 100% | 57.5% |
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | 100% | 57.4% |
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | 100% | 48.4% |
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | 100% | 65.6% |
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 53.5% |
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | 100% | 58.8% |
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | 100% | 62.9% |
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | 100% | 49% |
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% |
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | 100% | 71.1% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 235 | 100% | 35.3% |
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.1% |
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 50% |
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | 100% | 57.8% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ |
Special | 136 | 100% | 36.8% |
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% |
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | 100% | 67% |
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chesnut Lodge Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 86 | Sign in to see | |
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | ||
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | ||
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | ||
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR |
Special | 43 | ||
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |