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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||