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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Limington House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
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% |
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH |
Special | 109 | 33% | 12.8% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% |
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
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% |
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 34.1% |
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Oxfordshire Hospital School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Limington House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | Sign in to see | |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU |
Special | 66 | ||
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | ||
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | ||
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY |
Special | 117 | ||
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | ||
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | ||
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | ||
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | ||
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | ||
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | ||
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | ||
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | ||
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | ||
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ |
Special | 135 | ||
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR |
Special | 43 | ||
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | ||
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | ||
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 |