Shorefields 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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