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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shorefields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | 100% | 73% |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 49.1% |
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
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% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | 100% | 61.1% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
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% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shorefields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 162 | Sign in to see | |
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF |
Special | 153 | ||
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | ||
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | ||
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | ||
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | ||
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | ||
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | ||
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | ||
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 |