The Shrubberies 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
The Shrubberies School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 76 39.5% 19.7%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220 100% 58.6%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4 100% 50%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 35.1%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184 100% 31%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80 81.3% 20%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296 100% 36.5%

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
The Shrubberies School
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 Sign in to see
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88