Westfield Arts College

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
Westfield Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188 100% 60.1%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172 100% 42.4%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186 100% 31.7%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%

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
Westfield Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 Sign in to see
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB
Special 323
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267