Mayfield 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
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 305 100% 55.9%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 264 100% 50.8%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 238 100% 55.5%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 356 100% 66.3%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 350 100% 43.1%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 253 100% 56.5%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 258 100% 43.8%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 289 100% 55.4%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 183 100% 34.4%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 190 100% 45.3%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 140 100% 40%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 261 100% 42.9%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 264 100% 35.6%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 274 100% 48.5%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 151 100% 49%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 248 100% 38.3%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.5%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 224 100% 48.7%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 267 100% 50.6%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 261 100% 51%
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 337 100% 50.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 260 100% 43.5%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 271 100% 34.3%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 348 100% 41.1%
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 413 100% 51.3%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 243 100% 52.9%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 310 100% 56.8%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 365 100% 50.4%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 253 100% 60.1%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 255 100% 47.8%

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
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 305 Sign in to see
Paddock School
London, SW17 0DZ
Special 246
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 167
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 225
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 401
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 263
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 350
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 233
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 99
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 183
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 228
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 228
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 229
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 240
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 241
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 437
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 284
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 197
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 871
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 271
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 138
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 313
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 163
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 167
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 396
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 533