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 27 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakeside School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | 100% | 63% |
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | 100% | 68.4% |
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU |
Special | 66 | 100% | 75.8% |
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | 100% | 88.5% |
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | 100% | 77.1% |
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE |
Special | 71 | 100% | 64.8% |
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 66.7% |
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 79.8% |
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ |
Special | 75 | 100% | 72% |
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF |
Special | 56 | 100% | 60.7% |
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD |
Special | 123 | 100% | 68.3% |
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 82.6% |
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE |
Special | 105 | 100% | 60% |
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY |
Special | 79 | 100% | 67.1% |
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | 100% | 55.7% |
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 68.1% |
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | 100% | 70.6% |
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 85 | 100% | 71.8% |
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB |
Special | 80 | 100% | 68.8% |
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | 100% | 68.8% |
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG |
Special | 83 | 100% | 72.3% |
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 70 | 100% | 55.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakeside School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | Sign in to see | |
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG |
Special | 129 | ||
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 169 | ||
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | ||
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ |
Special | 63 | ||
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | ||
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | ||
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | ||
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | ||
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | ||
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | ||
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD |
Special | 198 | ||
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | ||
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | ||
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | ||
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN |
Special | 132 | ||
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | ||
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | ||
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | ||
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | ||
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | ||
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | ||
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | ||
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | ||
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 |