Lakeside 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 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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
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