Mayfield 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 27 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
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 24 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
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 257 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294