Mill Ford 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
Mill Ford School
(Your chosen school)
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220 100% 58.6%
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%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112 100% 66.1%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4 100% 50%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
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%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
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%
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177 100% 62.7%
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210 100% 68.1%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Mill Ford School
(Your chosen school)
Special 132 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134