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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samuel Cody School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
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Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samuel Cody School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 336 | Sign in to see | |
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Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | ||
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Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | ||
|
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | ||
|
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
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Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
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Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
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Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | ||
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Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD |
Special | 198 | ||
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Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
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Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | ||
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Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN |
Special | 132 | ||
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The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
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Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | ||
|
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | ||
|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | ||
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Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | ||
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
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Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
|
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ |
Special | 319 | ||
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The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
|
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | ||
|
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 | ||
|
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | ||