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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Southbrook School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
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% |
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 40.2% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Southbrook School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 139 | Sign in to see | |
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 216 | ||
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | ||
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | ||
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | ||
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | ||
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | ||
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | ||
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |