Brackenfield 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
Brackenfield Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178 100% 33.1%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133 100% 33.1%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201 100% 43.8%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267 100% 45.7%
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92 100% 40.2%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166 100% 35.5%

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
Brackenfield Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 206 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134