The Cedar 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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Cedar School
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 100% 50%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138 100% 34.1%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88 100% 67%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Cedar School
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 Sign in to see
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71