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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Springwell School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.4% |
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 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% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Springwell School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 272 | Sign in to see | |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | ||
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | ||
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 |