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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Gate School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 27.4% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | 100% | 25.6% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Norman Gate School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | Sign in to see | |
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY |
Special | 78 | ||
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | ||
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 49 | ||
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | ||
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | ||
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | ||
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | ||
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | ||
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | ||
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | ||
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | ||
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | ||
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | ||
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | ||
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | ||
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | ||
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | ||
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | ||
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | ||
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | ||
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | ||
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | ||
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | ||
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | ||
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 |