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 86 100% 50%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 159 100% 57.2%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 94 100% 55.3%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 98 100% 53.5%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 104 100% 41.3%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 170 100% 43.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 140 100% 49.3%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 151 100% 49%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 149 100% 54.4%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 137 100% 53.3%
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 145 100% 36.6%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 142 100% 49.6%
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB
Special 195 100% 55.9%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 110 100% 50%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 104 100% 39.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145 100% 37.2%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 146 100% 33.6%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 160 100% 40%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 253 100% 60.1%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 147 100% 47.6%

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 86 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 131
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 163
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 181
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 111
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 134
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 136
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 70
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 75
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 104
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 238
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 220
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 137
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 163
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 131
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 108
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 209
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 97
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 108
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 127
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 168
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 160
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 131
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 87
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 88
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 216
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 75