Sandside Lodge 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
Sandside Lodge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 100% 30%
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88 100% 34.1%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
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%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129 100% 25.6%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
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%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
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%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Sandside Lodge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70