Villa Real 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
Villa Real School
(Your chosen school)
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109 100% 64.2%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166 100% 40.4%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95 100% 43.2%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Villa Real School
(Your chosen school)
Special 119 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80