Croft Community 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
Croft Community School
(Your chosen school)
Special 287 100% 61%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285 100% 43.9%
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308 100% 43.8%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410 100% 54.9%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235 100% 42.6%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205 100% 62.6%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 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
Croft Community School
(Your chosen school)
Special 287 Sign in to see
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224