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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mill Water School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 119 | 100% | 36.7% |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | 100% | 24% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
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% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | 100% | 43.2% |
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
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% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mill Water School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 119 | Sign in to see | |
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 73 | ||
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 103 | ||
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | ||
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | ||
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | ||
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | ||
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | ||
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | ||
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | ||
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | ||
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | ||
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | ||
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | ||
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | ||
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | ||
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | ||
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | ||
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | ||
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | ||
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 70 |