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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfreton Park Community Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 135 | 100% | 54.8% |
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | 100% | 59.5% |
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 59.8% |
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% |
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% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | 100% | 61.1% |
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | 100% | 43.9% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | 100% | 43.2% |
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% |
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfreton Park Community Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 135 | Sign in to see | |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | ||
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
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 | ||
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | ||
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | ||
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | ||
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 |