Barley Lane 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
Barley Lane School
(Your chosen school)
Special 76 100% 64.5%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40 100% 59%
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29 100% 65.5%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49 100% 73.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69 100% 66.7%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89 100% 76.4%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53 100% 81.1%
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123 100% 68.3%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118 100% 56.8%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160 100% 71.3%
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54 100% 68.5%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73 100% 63%
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109 100% 70.6%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

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
Barley Lane School
(Your chosen school)
Special 76 Sign in to see
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38