Pathfield 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
Pathfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 35.1%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248 100% 29.8%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207 100% 45.4%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172 100% 29.1%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Pathfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 Sign in to see
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL
Special 98
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162