Longcause Community Special 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
Longcause Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 100% 46.8%
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199 100% 56.3%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29 100% 44.8%
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151 100% 60.3%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55 100% 36.4%
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG
Special 164 100% 47.6%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190 100% 37.9%
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282 100% 54.3%
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181 100% 51.4%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131 100% 36.6%
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100 100% 53%
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176 100% 55.1%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132 100% 49.2%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233 100% 40.8%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112 100% 58%
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80 100% 38.8%
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92 100% 20.7%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%

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
Longcause Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 Sign in to see
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69