Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
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 |