Chesnut Lodge Special 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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