The Waterloo 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 Waterloo School
(Your chosen school)
Special 75 100% 72%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66 100% 75.8%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76 100% 81.6%
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53 100% 81.1%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138 100% 82.6%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75 100% 64%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79 100% 67.1%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%

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 Waterloo School
(Your chosen school)
Special 75 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155