Ellen Tinkham 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
Ellen Tinkham School
(Your chosen school)
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206 100% 45.6%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242 100% 32.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191 100% 40.8%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201 100% 50.2%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267 100% 45.7%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

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
Ellen Tinkham School
(Your chosen school)
Special 236 Sign in to see
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235