Grove Park 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
Grove Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 100% 28.7%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218 100% 27.5%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138 100% 34.1%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106 100% 23.4%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138 100% 26.3%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172 100% 29.1%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%

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
Grove Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 Sign in to see
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155