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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |